Update 15 April 2015: Despite promising to obey the prohibition on point-of-sale promotion, Tesco has now added ‘still cheaper’ shelf talkers alongside the Nestlé SMA infant formula. Update 25 February 2015: No legal action likely over breaches of criminal law. Tesco’s primary Trading Standards…
WHO warned of risks of commercial exploitation of Ebola
WHO warned of risks of commercial exploitation of Ebola WHO Special session on Ebola, 25th January 2015, Geneva At today’s special session on Ebola, IBFAN, together with Public Services International (PSI) and Health Innovation in Practice (HIP) called on WHO to prevent…
Julie Crawford Award for Breastfeeding Support 2014 – Stephanie Heard
Baby Feeding Law Group press release 19 January 2015< The judges are pleased to announce that the 2014 Julie Crawford Award for Breastfeeding Support goes to Stephanie Heard, a Health Visitor in Redruth, Cornwall. The Award will be presented to…
Nestlé’s Wyeth promotes the BabyNes machine in Asia
Look what Nestle is doing in Asia – Wyeth must has been assigned the task of promoting BabyNes to the rich in Asia. http://youtu.be/yzND0BBTSDk See Press Release article about this machine http://info.babymilkaction.org/pressrelease/pressrelease28sep11
Nestle CEO receives damehood for ‘services to industry’ – as the company puts its own interests before health
Baby Milk Action press release 12 January 2015 Fiona Kendrick, Chair and CEO of Nestlé (UK and Ireland), has been awarded a damehood in the New Year Honours for ‘services to obesity’, in the words of Private Eye magazine, which…
Tesco promoting Nestle SMA infant formula in breach of law – stop ALL promotion and formula could be cheaper PERMANENTLY for parents who use it
Thank you to everyone who is reporting Tesco for a price promotion on Nestlé (SMA) formula. Please keep us updated on what you find in store. Tesco has once again been found promoting infant formula in breach of the Infant Formula and…
Wanted – are formula companies targeting your local children’s centre or nursery?
Have you seen posters or been given leaflets promoting follow-on formula or growing-up and toddler milks? We have evidence of companies paying nurseries to display these – are they targeting children’s centres too? If you work at a children’s centre, have you been…