▁strategy ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁to ▁address ▁and ▁prevent ▁the ▁lack ▁of ▁mic ron ut ri ents ▁in ▁the ▁population ’ s ▁di et .   ▁Specifically , ▁it ▁was ▁discovered ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 3 0 ’ s ▁and ▁ 1 9 4 0 ’ s ▁that ▁mic ron ut ri ent ▁def ic iency ▁is ▁often ▁linked ▁to ▁specific ▁dise ases ▁and ▁synd rom es . ▁Con sequently , ▁The ▁Committee ▁on ▁Food ▁and ▁N ut r ition ▁suggested ▁that ▁mic ron ut ri ents ▁be ▁added ▁to ▁fl our . ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 0 , ▁The ▁Food ▁and ▁D rug ▁Administration ▁put ▁into ▁action ▁it ’ s ▁Food ▁Fort ification ▁Policy ▁which ▁included ▁six ▁fundamental ▁rules . ▁In ▁addition ▁to ▁establish ing ▁safety ▁gu idel ines ▁of ▁food ▁fort ification , ▁this ▁policy ▁aim ed ▁to ▁ensure ▁that ▁food ▁fort ification ▁was ▁sole ly ▁for ▁when ▁the ▁supp lement al ▁mic ron ut ri ent ▁had ▁a ▁national ▁def ic iency ▁and ▁that ▁the ▁food ▁chosen ▁to ▁provide ▁that ▁nut ri ent ▁was ▁consum ed ▁by ▁enough ▁of ▁the ▁population ▁to ▁make ▁a ▁change . ▁This ▁policy ▁also ▁emphas ized ▁the ▁importance ▁of ▁clin ical ▁data , ▁a ▁shift ▁from ▁earlier ▁policies ▁which ▁re lied ▁on ▁di et ary ▁data ▁alone . ▁ ▁The ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁farm ▁bill ▁( P . L . ▁ 1 0 7 - 1 7 1 , ▁Sec . ▁ 3 0 1 3 ) ▁requires ▁the ▁Administr ator