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June 11, 1998                                         
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FDA KIDS' HOME PAGE IS ON LINE

FDA has developed the FDA Kids' Home Page, a special Internet home page designed to help kids aged 9 through 12 learn more about the agency and its public health activities. The FDA Kids' Home Page adds to the wealth of information about FDA available through the Internet. Kids can now learn about FDA through a host of fun activities such as a medicine cabinet word find, food safety quiz, an interactive human skeleton, and a pet care tips section.

The new Website also offers a good starting point for older kids and teens to research FDA-related subjects. It includes links to the "Teen Scene" -- a teen-focused section of FDA Consumer magazine, as well as FDA's main Website.

In addition, the FDA Kids' Home Page has a Parent's Corner which links to FDA Consumer articles on child health and nutrition.

The FDA Kids' Home Page is at www.fda.gov/oc/opacom/kids/, and can also be accessed from the main FDA Home Page.

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