Codex meetings on Nutrition, Food Hygiene and food fraud New Codex WEBSITE https://codex.fao.org/ For more information about IBFAN’s work at Codex CLICK HERE CCFICS28 Codex Committee on Food Import and Export Inspection and Certification Systems. 12/10/2026 – 17/10/2026 Perth, Australia.…
Help shape priorities for women’s, children’s and adolescents’ health beyond 2030
WHO consultation · Revised Deadline 4 November 2026 Help shape priorities for women’s, children’s and adolescents’ health beyond 2030 WHO, UNICEF, UNFPA and the Partnership for Maternal, Newborn & Child Health – PMNCH have launched a global call for priority…
Compilations of WHA/WHO blogs
No ‘sunsetting of the Code ’ please! Babies need vigilence us to be needed IBFAN’s Counter-Call to WHO and UNICEF to STOP 10 year-licence to harm children. published July 2020 and updated in November 2020 No ‘sunset clause’ please!…
Farewell to Chloe Fisher – a radical midwife and force of nature!
Farewell to Chloe Fisher MBE. April 1932 – 5th October 2026. We are sad to lose one of one of Baby Milk Action’s long-time Advisors, Chloe Fisher, who died in John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford on the 5th October. Chloe…
India: Nestlé share price falls after 3 FSSAI charges
@NestleIndia is faces charges from India’s Food Safety and Standard’s Authority (FSSAI) @fssaiindia for violating the IMS Act 1992 amended 2003 and FSS infant food regulation act 2020 for promotional claims and substandard formula. Nestlé’s stock fell nearly 3% within…
Food industry, Law and Society: Corporate Power, Public Health and Accountability
Food Industry Roundtable – Session 1 – Themes and Topics https://www.corporatecrime.co.uk/food-industry-law-society I’m pleased to have been invited to join the panel on this two-part international roundtable “Food Industry, Law, and Society: Corporate Power, Public Health, and Accountability organised by the Corporate…
Second Reading of the Infants, Parents and Carers Bill (“the Babies Bill”) on 4 September
The Infants, Parents and Carers Bill (“the Babies Bill”) – passed its Second Reading and will now progress to Committee Stage 10 am, Friday 4 September 2026. HANSARD record of the 4 hour debate today, 4th September This was a…
UPF and other media coverage
India This great article tracks the early struggles and successes of IBFAN’s Breastfeeding Promotion Network of India. 7. Civil Society BPNI article BPNI is still doing tremendous work to protect child health. India wanted red flags on chip packets and…
World Breastfeeding Week: strengthen what works
Breastfeeding for a sustainable start in life: strengthen what works The 2026 theme for the World Breastfeeding Week is “Breastfeeding for a sustainable start in life: strengthen what works,” focuses on tracking progress, evaluating impact, and scaling proven approaches…
Risky Codex guidelines, pushed by the USA, adopted
UNHCR Refugee Statistics. Risky Codex labelling guidelines adopted Codex Commission (CAC49) Geneva, 6-10th July The 49th Codex Alimentarius Commission met in Geneva this last week and among other issues, adopted new labelling Guidelines for foods for emergencies proposed by the…
Infant food security and formula safety in the UK
Infant food security and formula safety in the UK Recommendations from the cereulide toxin formula contamination and recall event First Steps Nutrition Trust. RACHEL CHILDS (RNutr). MAY 2026 UK Media coverage: Daily Express bmp Daily Mail Times FSNT_Formula recall briefing May…
Media and other reports on the Nestlé, Danone recalls
German company made the infant formula linked to botulism outbreak The manufacturer uses milk from 100 contract farmers who supply it with more than a million liters of milk every day. Coral Beach. Food Safety News FSN June 18, 2026,…
Codex Labelling – risky proposals for emergencies
Codex flexible labelling guidelines have serious risks for child health and survival Codex Commission (CAC49) Geneva, Switzerland, 6-10th July Codex Labelling Committee (CCFL49) Ottawa, Canada 11-15 May 2026 “With 117.8 million people forced to flee their homes, facing food…
IBFAN ILCA Side Event at 79th World Health Assembly.
79th World Health Assembly CLICK HERE for side event CLICK HERE FOR IBFAN BROCHURE. IBFAN WEBSITE DOCUMENTATION FOR WHA79 IBFAN and ILCA were present at the 79th World Health Assembly covering agenda items that impact on child health. On Friday,…
Infant feeding survey in England 2024
Official Statistics Infant feeding survey in England 2024 Results from the 2024 national survey on how mothers in England feed their babies, including breastfeeding rates and use of infant formula and solid foods. From: Office for Health Improvement and Disparities…
Strong marketing controls can double breastfeeding rates, especially its continuation
The latest WHO/UNICEF/IBFAN status report clearly shows how strong implementation of WHO recommendations increases breastfeeding rates. Marketing of breast-milk substitutes: national implementation of the International Code, status report 2026was launched at the IBFAN ILCA Side Event during the 79th World…
GLOBAL ACTION NEEDED
GLOBAL ACTION NEEDED ON INFANT FORMULA CONTAMINATION Geneva, Friday 22 May 2026. During the 79th World Health Assembly (WHA79) in Geneva IBFAN and ILCA called on Member States to commit to urgent, binding reforms to commercial formula safety standards and…
Lancet: Outrage over UN-Nestlé partnership
Outrage over UN-Nestlé partnership OPEN letter When the UN Partners With the Harm It Is Meant to Prevent Health Policy Watch, Inside View 08/05/2026 • Unni Karunakara An Open Letter, now signed by 600 academics, health-workers and campaigners has…
Stephen Lewis – strong advocate for child rights dies
IBFAN is sad to hear the news that Stephen Lewis, an outspoken champion for Human Rights, died March 31, 2026, at the age of 88. “Those who, for instance, make claims about infant formula that intentionally undermine women’s confidence in…
Abbott Law suit awards millions to parents of babies
Abbott punative damages Law 360 Abbott Laboratories fined $53M Law360, Chicago (April 9, 2026) A jury awarded $53 million in damages to four mothers claiming Abbott Laboratories concealed the risk of the illness associated with its formula from both the public and its regulators. The…
WHO SPEEDS UP ACTION ON CONTAMINATION OF COMMERCIAL FORMULAS
WHO SPEEDS UP ACTION ON CONTAMINATION OF COMMERCIAL FORMULAS WHO 158th Executive Board (EB). 2-7th February, 2026, WHO HQ Geneva (webstream) In response to calls from WHO Member States, IBFAN, ILCA and health advocates about the recent crisis of contaminated…
WHO: 158th Executive Board meeting
priorityIBFAN WEBSITE GUIDE TO THE EB The 158th session of the Executive Board will take place at WHO HQ in Geneva. 2–7 February 2026. WEB STREAMING OF EB158 CLICK HERE for the Agenda and Documentation. Preliminary daily timetable ______________________________________ IBFAN…
New Resolution needed to protect babies from intrinsic contamination
PDF of Briefing New Resolution needed to protect babies from intrinsic contamination With parents’ trust in commercial food systems eroded, the global network IBFAN will urge governments at WHO’s Executive Board meeting in Geneva to take the lead and ensure…
The Radical Mums Union exposes the investors behind ByHeart
With thanks to the Radical Mums Union for this posting. CLICK HERE What does $300 million to ‘disrupt formula’ look like? It looks like these tech bros making BANK from breastfeeding struggles. Let’s meet the ByHeart investors, shall we? NATASHA…
IBFAN WEBINAR on Food Safety with Yasmine Motarjemi, Nestlé Whistleblower
IBFAN WEBINAR WEDNESDAY 21 JANUARY 2026 Serious Food Safety Failings expose global health risks of unregulated online cross-border promotion. Yasmine apologises that her presentation is a little rushed, also that in her description of the complexity of the food supply…
January 2026: Nestlé’s credibility questioned as formulas recalled in 60+ countries over contamination risk
Nestlé’s credibility questioned over formula recall 10th January 2026 Soon after the ByHeart recall of its Powdered Infant Formulas (PIF) in the USA because of risk of Clostridium botulinum contamination, 60+ countries have recalled specific batches of Nestlé’s infant, follow-on, pre-term…
Women’s experience of breastfeeding in India and the UK
Two new publications exploring women’s experience of breastfeeding in India and the UK: An exploratory analysis of enablers of exclusive breastfeeding in England: Positive deviance in practice, Meg O’Loughlin, Regina Murphy Keith. School of Life Sciences, University of Westminster, London,…
Compilation: Blogs about former US President Donald Trump
2015: Bolton, Trump, Johnson – how food standards get lowered “Improper political interference” in US baby foods puts health and scientific integrity at stake . 2018 Conflicts of Interest and US pressure at the Codex meeting in Rome…
New UNICEF tools to protect children
PROTECTING CHILDREN FROM UNHEALTHY FOOD MARKETING A Toolkit for Developing Effective Laws Model Legal Language for Protecting Children from Unhealthy Food Marketing UNICEF’s new digital toolkit and Model Legal Language for protecting children from unhealthy and ultra-processed food marketing is now…
Botulism outbreak prompts new work on Codex infant formula guidance
Botulism outbreak prompts new work on Codex infant formula guidance Codex Committee on Food Hygiene CCFH55 15 -19 December 2025Nashville, Tennessee, USA Public Health advocates warmly welcomed the decision by the Food Hygiene Committee (CCFH55) of the Codex Alimentarius to conduct…
CCFH Dec 2025: Codex agrees to work on Botulinum contamination
CLICK HERE for press release Codex agrees to work on Botulinum contamination Codex Committee on Food Hygiene CCFH55 15 -19 December 2025 Nashville, Tennessee, USA REPORT Web streaming: Monday Tuesday Wednesday. Agenda. FRIDAY Update on what happened at CCFH55 IBFAN, ENCA and the WPHNA joined…
Dec 2025: ByHeart & Botulism: Serious food safety failings expose online marketing risks
Updates: Botulism outbreak linked to infant formula expands; sickens 51 babies across 19 states Stephanie Weaver, December 10, 2025 Live Fox Now. IBFANStatement December 2025 IBFAN CRD CCFH55 Capitalising on Trump’s Make America Healthy Again agenda, the new US company…
Farewell to a much loved IBFAN leader, Adriano Cattaneo
Farewells to some important figures Adriano Cattaneo. December 6, 2025 IBFANers are all heartbroken with the news of the death of Adriano Cattaneo on 6th December, after a terrible bicycle accident on 29th September. Adriano was a medical officer for…
New statements and reports
Ultra-processed Foods and Children: State-of-the-art review 2.12.25 This state-of-the-art review on ultra-processed foods (UPF) and children consolidates evidence from around the world on how rising UPF consumption undermines children’s nutrition, health and well-being. The review finds strong evidence that UPF…
UK Government response to the CMA
Infant formula: government response to CMA market study 3rd December 2025 The UK Government’s long-awaited response to the Competition and Markets Authority’s (CMA) 11 recommendations on the formula milk market was announced today during Prime Minister’s Questions, with some welcome…
WHO and UNICEF brief on Global Nutrition Targets 2030
Global Nutrition Targets 2030 Breastfeeding Brief from WHO and UNICEF PDF Overview Exclusive breastfeeding – defined as the practice of only giving an infant breast-milk for the first 6 months of life (no other food or water) – has the single largest…
Sugar scandal: in Africa, Nestlé is still putting profit ahead of babies’ health
Sugar scandal: Nestlé’s double standards exposed once more in Africa Public Eye, Zurich, Lausanne, 18. November 2025 CLICK HERE & HERE for the Reports More than 50 years since the baby formula scandal, a new investigation focusing on Africa…
Nestlé’s Water Scandals
Why Nestlé continues to be a threat to human and planetary health November 2025 Severe and increasing droughts caused by the climate crisis exacerbate water shortages and environmental pollution. In time for COP 30 in Brazil, IBFAN’s Statement ‘Nestlé Water…
Unmasking Influence – now live for screening
Unmasking Influence is now live and can be accessed HERE Trailer What is Unmasking Influence about? Unmasking Influence is a film about how corporations influence policy and public health. It was produced by two members of the Commercial Determinants…
Global Trade: Protecting independent science as Codex tackles UPF
Protecting independent science as Codex tackles UPF CAC48 Rome 10-14th November Meeting detail. REPORT Participants. WEBCASTING. DAY 1: AM | PM DAY 2: AM | PM DAY 3: AM | PM. Day 4 CAC48 IBFAN IBFAN CRD 42 IBFAN attended…
Climate Crisis intensifies water scarcity – Nestlé’s water scandals
See more on IBFAN website PDF: NestleWaterScandals Severe and increasing droughts caused by the climate crisis exacerbate water shortages and environmental pollution. As COP 30 opens in Brazil, IBFAN’s Statement ‘Nestlé Water Scandals’ addresses the exploitation of scarce water resources…
IBFAN calls on UNESCO to end its collaboration with Nestlé
IBFAN calls on UNESCO to end its education collaboration with Nestlé IBFAN, the global network that protects breastfeeding and child health, has called on UNESCO to end the “UNESCO x Nestlé Global Youth Grant Scheme “Youth Impact.”[i] Over the past four decades,…
Nestlé closes Irish formula factory, sells USA Water Business, axes 16k job
Nestlé closes Irish factory, sells its North American Water business and axes 16,000 jobs. Nestle to axe 16,000 jobs as new boss pushes to cut costs Osmond Chia. 16 October 2025, 08:19 BST Food and beverage giant Nestle said it…
Killer Bar: THE MOST DANGEROUS HEALTH BAR IN BRITAIN
killerbar.co.uk Joe Wick:Licenced to kill: C4 Guardian review Prof Chris van Tulleken has teamed up with the health fitness influencer, Joe Wick, and is selling an Ultra-Processed Health Bar: 200 health benefits, low salt, a source of fibre,…
UN General Assembly: US blocks consensus on NCD Declaration
BREAKING: UN Declaration on Noncommunicable Diseases Fails to Win Approval After US Foils Consensus Non-Communicable Diseases 25/09/2025 • Elaine Ruth Fletcher WHO website NGO letter Food industry must be held accountable for driving rising obesity and ill health…
Case study of Access to Nutrition Initiative’s Global Index
Corporate accountability in food system governance? A case study of the Access to Nutrition Initiative’s Global Index Penelope Milsom, Nathan Dumont-Leblond and David McCoy (2025). Corporate accountability in food system governance? A case study of the Access to Nutrition Initiative’s…
IBFAN calls on UNESCO to end its collaboration with Nestlé
IBFAN calls on UNESCO to end its collaboration with Nestlé IBFAN, the global network that protects breastfeeding and child health, has called on UNESCO* to end the “UNESCO x Nestlé Global Youth Grant Scheme “Youth Impact.”[i] Over the past four decades, IBFAN has led…
UNICEF Report: Feeding Profit How food environments are failing children.
Feeding Profit How food environments are failing children. United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), Feeding Profit. How food environments are failing children. Child Nutrition Report 2025, UNICEF, New York, September 2025. Link to full and brief UNICEF report in many languages…
Corporate Power and Human Rights in Food Systems.
Corporate Power and Human Rights in Food Systems. The final report of the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Right to Food, Mr. Michael Fakhri will be presented to the UN General Assembly on 17 October 2025. There are many…
New UK voluntary guidelines for baby foods, questions about sugar..
Infant Foods: Sugar. Show full question Question for Department of Health and Social Care by Anneliese Dodds, Labour, Oxford East (UIN 70903, tabled on 29 August 2025). To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference…