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New UK consultations on baby foods and online marketing

Nov 2020 DRAFT PHE proposals for 2023 commercial baby food and drink guidelines.     We expect another consultation on marketing and labelling soon with a deadline of January 5th 2021. _____________________________________________________________________________ New public consultation on total ban of online advertising…

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Codex ignores risks to health and the planet of the global trade of ultra-processed foods.

  Codex boosts the trade of UPFs, ignoring the risks to health and the planet. The 43rd Codex Commission (CAC43) is meeting this week ( 24, 25, 26 September) and will discuss some important issues. Thankfully,  CAC is much more…

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IBFAN alerts the World Health Assembly to baby food exploitation of Covid-19

IBFAN alerts the 73rd World Health Assembly to baby food exploitation of COVID-19 The May 2020 session of the World Health Assembly  was a virtual two day meeting  focusing on COVID-19 18/19th May. IBFAN’s written statement reaffirmed our support for…

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WHO evaluation of Framework for Engagement with Non State Actors (FENSA)

Evaluation of WHO’s Framework of Engagement with Non-State Actors (FENSA), November 2019. WHO Evaluation Office _____________________________________________ We have been calling on WHO to carry out a thorough, open and transparent evaluation of FENSA ever since this Framework was adopted in…

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Codex Committee for Africa – new proposal by IBFAN

FAO/WHO COORDINATING COMMITTEE FOR AFRICA 23rd Session. Nairobi, Kenya, 2-6 September 2019 Background papers Please contact your government for support for IBFAN’s  PROPOSAL FOR NEW WORK CONCERNING A REGIONAL STANDARD FOR THE LABELLING AND ADVERTISING OF BREASTMILK SUBSTITUTES AND OTHER…

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IBFAN at the 42nd Codex Commission meeting in Geneva

  I attended the Codex meeting in Geneva and spoke on several subjects, including the concern by African countries about additives added to liquid milk, and the need to  ensure that there are safeguards against commercial interest, especially of the…

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NGOs leave EU Platform on Diet, Physical Activity & Health

Platform pages UD46.2014.sm-4 NGOs leave EU Platform on Diet, Physical Activity & Health Stop Press: Page 71 of the revised European Union Health Policy Book, published by the European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies. ‘’…The Platform lost momentum when…

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Public Health England finds Snacks for babies contain ‘unacceptable’ amounts of sugar

Important new report published by Public Health England Foods and drinks aimed at infants and young children: evidence and opportunities for action Foods_and_drinks_aimed_at_infants_and_young_children_June_2019 In January 2016 the European Parliament – led by the Greens – vote for big reductions in…

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Global Heating – climate emergency – Green feeding

The carbon footprint of breastmilk substitutes in comparison with breastfeeding Johan O. Karlsson, Tara Garnett, Nigel C. Rollins, Elin Roos Carbon Footprint Taking action now, worldwide – and from birth. First we need to talk about: global heating – not…

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Commercial interests, transparency, and independence: a call for submissions

PDF Commercial interests, transparency, and independence: a call for submissions. Help the move towards independence from commercial interests. Submissions are welcome from now, with a final deadline of 15 January 2020. Ray Moynihan assistant professor 1, Helen Macdonald UK research…

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IBFAN at WHO’s Executive Board: tackling commercialisation of health care systems

Good article in Health Policy Watch             24th January – 1st February I’ve been at the WHO Executive Board meeting since 24th January –  joining IBFAN GIFA colleagues Alessia Bigi and Fedora Bernard and partner…

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Why ‘No Deal’ would be a disaster for human health.

Baby Milk Action supporters will be aware that EU Legislation on baby food marketing fails to meet WHO marketing requirements However in terms of food safety and Human Rights, EU laws are some of the world’s strongest and at Codex…

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Baby Milk Action response:EU Brexit Consultation – The Nutrition (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018

UK Brexit Consultation. The Nutrition (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018 Baby Milk Action Comment Baby Milk Action IBFAN UK EU Chronology Consultation description This two week consultation conducted by the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) ended on Friday 14th.…

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Time to call a halt to Multi-Stakeholder Platforms – including the EU Platform for Action on Diet Physical Activity and Health.

Joint meeting of the High Level Group on Nutrition and Physical Activity and the EU Platform for Action on Diet, Physical Activity and Health on 26 October 2018, in Luxembourg Joint Meeting Agenda  Platform Agenda   Minutes of the Platform meeting…

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Urgent call to protect child health from harmful trade rules

The UN committee that deals with trade – the Codex Committee on Nutrition – will be meeting  in Berlin from 24th -30th November 2018.   CLICK HERE for background This is a critically important meeting for child health and IBFAN and…

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Conflicts of Interest and US pressure at the Codex meeting in Rome

41st CODEX ALIMENTARIUS COMMISSION FAO Headquarters, Rome, Italy.  2-6 July 2018 REPORT CLICK HERE for press release on the Codex Nutrition meeting in Germany, December 2017 See Consultation Page for our latest submission on the proposed structure for a revised…

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APPGIFI: Parliamentary Inquiry on the cost of infant formula

APPGIFI: Parliamentary Inquiry on the cost of infant formula http://www.infantfeedingappg.uk/appg-inquiry-infant-formula-costs/   The All Party Parliamentary Group on Infant Feeding and Inequalities has launched an inquiry on the costs of infant formula to families in the UK and the impact that…

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New ‘final’ draft 14 May: Help get a strong World Health Assembly Resolution that protects mothers and babies.

Please  tweet  your MP and the following people to ask the UK to support a strong  Resolution next week. Remind them that the protection of breastfeeding and conflict of Interest safeguards are urgently needed for babies everywhere. http://www.babymilkaction.org/archives/17081 Penny Mordaunt   @PennyMordaunt …

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New Codex comment on Follow-up Formula

IBFAN’s new comment on the revision of the Follow-up Standard (Codex Stan 156-1987) Please share with your country delegates Codex paper   IBFAN’s point by point comments on Follow-up Formula  CLICK HERE IACFO’s comments are the same as IBFAN’s  CLICK HERE…

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New DRAFT: IBFAN comments on WHO’s Plan of Work

STOP PRESS:  WHO has now published its draft 13th General Programme of Work (GPW13). English Strategy on a page WHO Impact Framework http://www.who.int/about/gpw-thirteen-consultation/en/   “The draft 13th General Programme of Work will be discussed at a Special Session of WHO’s Executive…

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International Life Sciences Institute (ILSI) and Conflicts of Interest

Look at who the Niti Aayog is consulting October 26, 2017, 6:31 PM IST Rema Nagarajan in Staying Alive | India | Times of India DISCLAIMER : Views expressed below are the author’s own. International Life Sciences Institute (ILSI) is globally known for…

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New Codex Briefing: revision of Follow-up Formula Standard

New Codex Briefing IBFAN Follow-up Formula Briefing IBFAN’s Codex Working Group has prepared a briefing paper to highlight our recommendations for the revision of the Follow-up Formula Codex Standard (Codex Stan 156-1987) at the 39th Codex nutrition meeting to be held in…

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Some useful new articles about how business works

How Big Business Got Brazil Hooked on Junk Food As growth slows in wealthy countries, Western food companies are aggressively expanding in developing nations, contributing to obesity and health problems. As growth slows in wealthy countries, Western food companies are aggressively…

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Brexit and what it means for our work protecting infant and young child health

Click here to download this briefing as a pdf file. The UK has now voted in the referendum on its membership of the European Union (EU). There are pros and cons to any decision and one so momentous for the…

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IBFAN Statements on Obesity, Emergencies and WHO Governance

IBFAN statements at the 140th WHO Executive Board Meeting  (23rd January-1st February 2017) Geneva Two days were spent in closed meetings for the selection of the short-list of three for the post of the new Director General of WHO.  CLICK…

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Act now to reduce sugar levels in baby foods

Update 20 January: This campaign was successful. Click here for details. Take action to contact your representatives in the European Parliament before 20 January to strengthen baby food marketing regulations. Here is a quick explanation and instructions on what to…

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IBFAN Codex comments

NEW PAPER ON UNICEF RUTF PROPOSAL  RUTF Bullett FINAL IBFAN submissions to the 37th codex Committee on Nutrition and Foods for Special Dietary Uses (CCNFSDU)  Bad Soden am Taunus, Germany 23-27 November 2015 I will be joining the IBFAN Codex…

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IBFAN comment on Ending Childhood Obesity Report

The Deadline for  comments on the Draft Final Report of the Commission on Ending Childhood Obesityis today 13th November 2015. Baby Milk Action and IBFAN have submitted the following comment.  BabyBaby Milk ActionIBFAN_ECHO_Nov2015 The Draft Final Report is HERE CLICK…

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Nestle sued over claims of false advertisement of the ingredients in its Gerber baby food

This article is relevant to the ongoing discussions at WHO about inappropriate marketing of foods for infants and young children and shows how foods are ‘idealised’  – not only by baby pictures but by vegetables.   Below this article are…

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Deadline for comments on WHO Consultation on baby food promotion

A reminder that Monday AUG 10th  is the deadline for comments on WHO’s consultation on “Clarification and guidance on inappropriate promotion of foods for infants and young children” See my  consultation page for background documents and comments from Baby Milk Action,…

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News update – lead in Maggi noodles and more….

                    Criminal Complaint Accuses Nestlé India of High Lead Levels in Maggi Noodles Food inspectors say they found seven-times the permissible level of lead in a routine test By PREETIKA RANA  Wall Street Journal,  May…

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New WHO consultations

1 WHO Framework of engagement with non-State actors CLICK HERE for the background information http://www.who.int/about/who_reform/non-state-actors/en/ Textual proposals submitted by Member States on the draft overarching framework of engagement with non-State actors and the four specific policies contained in the Annex of document…

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Commission on Ending Childhood Obesity (ECHO)

IBFAN Statement on ECHO  WHO Executive Board Meeting  January 201 ECHO shortFINAL2 After representing IBFAN at the Civil Society Hearing of the Commission on Ending Childhood Obesity (ECHO)  on 14th October,  we wrote this letter to explain our concerns about the…

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Water and Food Security

Committee on World Food Security  High Level Panel of Experts on Food Security and Nutrition  Water and food security: zero-draft consultation paper   Deadline 7th November CLICK HERE  It will be important to have strong civil society input to this consultation so…

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EFSA advice on infant and follow-on formulae

EFSA updates advice on infant and follow-on formulae 24 July 2014 Key findings: The Panel did not consider it necessary to propose specific compositional criteria for formulae consumed after one year of age, as formulae consumed during the first year…

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IBFAN BFLG comments on EFSA Opinion on the essential composition of infant and follow-on formulae

24 April 2014 CLICK HERE for background papers Here are the IBFANBFLG comments on EFSA IBFAN and the Baby feeding law Group have submitted comments to EFSA’s public consultation on its draft Scientific Opinion on the essential composition of infant and…

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Recent news

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  • New UK consultations on baby foods and online marketing
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