On July 11, 2014, FDA released updated data for its Total Diet Study ("TDS"), an ongoing program that measures levels of certain chemical contaminants and nutrients in foods. The newly available data provides findings from foods collected from 2006 to 2011 and aids FDA in spotting certain trends over time, such as significant declines in sodium contents of several processed foods. 

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