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| 1992 || {{w|Undernutrition}} || {{w|Micronutrient}} || Food fortification || 159 countries pledge at the {{w|FAO}}/{{w|WHO}} {{w|International Conference on Nutrition}} to make efforts to help combat issues of micronutrient deficiencies, highlighting the importance of decreasing the number of those with [[w:Iodine deficiency|iodine]], [[w:vitamin A deficiency|vitamin A]], and [[w:iron deficiency|iron deficiencies]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Guidelines on food fortification with micronutrients |url=https://www.who.int/nutrition/publications/guide_food_fortification_micronutrients.pdf |website=who.int |accessdate=25 April 2020}}</ref> ||
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| 1993 || General {{w|Undernutrition}} || General || Study || A research project finds that yields could be increased by 6 to 8-fold and child nutrition dramatically increased through {{w|zinc}} fertilization.<ref>Enrichment of cereal grains with zinc: Agronomic or genetic biofortification? [https://doi.org/10.1007%2Fs11104-007-9466-3 Cakmak Ismail, in Plant and Soil, 2007]</ref> ||
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| 1994 || General || || Standard introduction || The Nutrition Facts panel begins appearing on food packages. It is one of the most widely recognized graphics in the world, according to the U.S. {{w|Food and Drug Administration}}.<ref name="ss">{{cite web |title=The origins and evolution of Nutrition Facts labeling |url=https://www.fooddive.com/news/the-origins-and-evolution-of-nutrition-facts-labeling/507016/ |website=fooddive.com |accessdate=19 April 2020}}</ref> ||
| 1995 || General || || Concept development || The concept of nutrition security is defined as "adequate nutritional status in terms of protein, energy, vitamins, and minerals for all household members at all times".<ref>QAgnes R. Quisumbing, Lynn R. Brown, Hilary Sims Feldstein, Lawrence James Haddad, Christine Peña [https://www.ifpri.org/cdmref/p15738coll2/id/125877/filename/125908.pdf Women: The key to food security.] International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) Food Policy Report. 26 pages. Washington. 1995</ref> ||
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| 1996 || General {{w|Undernutrition}} || || Program launch || The World Summit on Food Security is held in {{w|Rome}}. It aims to renew a global commitment to the fight against hunger. The {{w|Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations}} calls the summit in response to widespread under-nutrition and growing concern about the capacity of agriculture to meet future food needs. The conference produces two key documents, the Rome Declaration on World Food Security and the World Food Summit Plan of Action.<ref name="FAO 1996">{{cite web|title=Rome Declaration on Food Security and World Food Summit Plan of Action|url=http://www.fao.org/docrep/003/w3613e/w3613e00.htm|accessdate=26 October 2013|author=Food and Agriculture Organization|date=November 1996}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fas.usda.gov/icd/summit/basic.html |title=World Food Summit: Basic Information |publisher=Fas.usda.gov |date=February 22, 2005 |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110204092639/http://www.fas.usda.gov/icd/summit/basic.html |archivedate=2011-02-04 }}</ref> || {{w|Italy}}
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| 1996 || {{w|Overnutrition}} || {{w|Macronutrient}} || Organization || The {{w|International Obesity Taskforce}} is established with the purpose to address the emerging global epidemic of obesity.<ref>{{cite web |title=THE GLOBAL CHALLENGE OF OBESITY AND THE INTERNATIONAL OBESITY TASK FORCE |url=https://iuns.org/resources/the-global-challenge-of-obesity-and-the-international-obesity-task-force/ |website=iuns.org |accessdate=17 April 2020}}</ref> ||
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| 1996 || General {{w|Overnutrition}} || {{w|Macronutrient}} ({{w|calory}}) || Statistics || The United States has the highest calory availability per capita in the world with 3654 cal per person.<ref name=Earth09>{{cite web|title=EarthTrends: Nutrition: Calorie supply per capita |website=World Resources Institute| |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110611160708/http://earthtrends.wri.org/searchable_db/index.php?theme=8&variable_ID=212&action=select_countries |archive-date=11 June 2011}}</ref> || {{w|United States}}
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| 1997 || {{w|Overnutrition}} || {{w|Macronutrient}} || Policy || The {{w|WHO}} formally recognizes obesity as a global epidemic.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Caballero |first1=Benjamin |title=The Global Epidemic of Obesity: An Overview |journal=Epidemiologic Reviews |doi=10.1093/epirev/mxm012 |url=https://academic.oup.com/epirev/article/29/1/1/444345}}</ref> || Worldwide
