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Month: August 2016

Paediatricians criticise college survey on links with formula milk firms

PDF: bmj.i4555.full Paediatricians criticise college survey on links with formula milk firms BMJ 2016; 354 doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmj.i4555 (Published 17 August 2016) Cite this as: BMJ 2016;354:i4555   Paediatricians campaigning for their royal college to sever its links with infant formula milk…

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Paediatricians criticise college survey on links with formula milk firms

See our presentation on this topic. British Medical Journal: Paediatricians criticise college survey on links with formula milk firms BMJ 2016; 354 doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmj.i4555 (Published 17 August 2016) Cite this as: BMJ 2016;354:i4555 Paediatricians campaigning for their royal college to…

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UK Monitoring Report 2016

Click here to download our UK Monitoring Report, August 2016 (PDF), updated following the vote for the UK to leave the European Union. The first version of this UK Monitoring Report was prepared for the UN Committee on the Rights…

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Formula promotion in breach of regulations increases in the UK while Trading Standards Institute highlights cuts to consumer protection

Baby Milk Action press release 16 August 2016 Baby Milk Action is receiving many more reports of retailers in the UK promoting infant formula in breach of formula marketing regulations as Nestlé and Danone step up their competition. This comes as a…

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End-of-aisle displays, the International Code and the UK law

Baby Milk Action has been asked to clarify whether end-of-aisle displays of infant formula and other breastmilk substitutes break the UK law and/or international marketing standards. The use of such displays appears to have become commonplace in supermarkets in recent…

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The role of infant formula companies in World Breastfeeding Week – what they should do and what they actually do

The correct role of infant formula companies during World Breastfeeding Week is the same as at any other time of the year: to sell their infant formula in accordance with international marketing standards – and nothing else. They should not be targeting pregnant…

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It is World Breastfeeding Week – what you can do to promote it and stop formula companies hijacking it

It is World Breastfeeding Week, promoted by the World Alliance for Breastfeeding Action (WABA). In the UK, you can sign a Call to Action to change the conversation around breastfeeding on the UNICEF UK website. Also see the joint statement…

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