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4 new WHO reports expose marketing by the $55 billion formula milk industry

Dr Tedros explains why the predatory marketing baby feeding products can harm children and announces the new WHO reports on predatory marketing. WHO UNICEF multi-country report – How marketing of formula milk influences our decisions on infant feeding WHO report…

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IBFAN ICDC LEGAL UPDATE JAN-MAY 2019

IBFAN-ICDC LEGAL UPDATE January – May 2019 Topics highlighted in this issue: ICDC OFFERS FREE COPIES OF “BREAKING THE RULES, STRETCHING THE RULES” TO CELEBRATE IBFAN’S 40TH ANNIVERSARY IBFAN-ICDC LAUNCHES ALL-TIME BEST-SELLER “PROTECTING INFANT HEALTH: A HEALTH WORKER’S GUIDE” IBFAN-ICDC…

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IBFAN’s 3rd Breastfeeding Conference:Breastfeeding and healthy complementary feeding.

Sign up for IBFAN’s 3rd Breastfeeding Conference:   Breastfeeding and healthy complementary feeding. Rio Nov 11-15th http://www.enam.org.br/ingles/index.php The International Baby Food Action Network (IBFAN) with the support of the Government of Brazil and public universities, proudly host a joint meeting of…

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French and US Trade delegations put child health at risk

CLICK  HERE for PDF in Spanish French and US Trade delegations put child health at risk 39th Codex Alimentarius Nutrition Committee (CCNFSDU), Berlin, Germany 4th – 8th December 2017 The nutrition committee of the WHO/FAO Codex Alimentarius Commission – the UN body…

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Global Monitoring Reports

Global monitoring Reports on baby food marketing

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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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Launch of joint WHO/UNICEF IBFAN monitoring report

    Launch of new WHO/UNICEF/IBFAN Report: Breast-milk Substitutes: National Implementation of the International Code Status Report  2016 Followed by showing of Tigers WHO, UNICEF and IBFAN are hosting an evening of discussion on national implementation of the International Code of…

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Childhood Obesity Inquiry highlights baby food industry marketing and sponsorship

Childhood Obesity Inquiry highlights baby food industry marketing and sponsorship  for links to Blog with full Transcripts  CLICK HERE    Parliamentary Select Committee Childhood Obesity Inquiry.   House of Commons,  20th October, 2015   The Select Committee inquiry on Childhood…

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Tigers in Edinburgh – remembering the Perrier Award boycott and Tap Water Awards

Tigers preview screening at the Take One Action film festival: 19 September 2015 A special screening of Tigers, the new film by Oscar-winning director Danis Tanovic, will reunite campaigners against Nestlé’s baby milk marketing malpractice in  Edinburgh on Saturday 19 September…

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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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new proposals for EU Regulations on Formulas and baby foods

IBFAN BFLG comment 27.2.15.2 IBFAN and the Baby Feeding Law Group is mounting a campaign to change some new  Commission Proposals for revised regulations  on formulas and baby foods.  4 Working Documents are being discussed this week in Brussels.   IBFAN believes…

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Trade vs Health – global meeting fails to safeguard infant and young child health

Trade vs Health – global meeting fails to safeguard infant and young child health Codex Committee on Nutrition and Foods for Special Dietary UsesBali, Indonesia 24-28th November 2014 CLICK HERE for PDF version Infant and young child feeding was once…

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Nestle exploits World Breastfeeding Week as part of formula growth strategy

Baby Milk Action press release 6 August 2014 World Breastfeeding Week, promoted by the World Alliance for Breastfeeding Action (WABA), takes place 1 – 7 August 2014, but this year it is being hijacked by Nestlé in a number of countries. This…

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US infant formula hospital stance ‘confuses’ domestic law and WHO Code

US infant formula hospital stance ‘confuses’ domestic law and WHO Code: UNICEF, PAHO By Mark Astley+ , 16-Jun-2014 The International Formula Council (IFC) “confuses” US law and the WHO Code when defending the practice of supplying free infant formula samples for hospital discharge bags, the…

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Nestlé-sponsored conference cancelled following complaints

A major health conference in Scotland  was cancelled last week following complaints about it being sponsored by Nestlé.  Sunday Herald (1 June 2014) C&IT  (2 June 2014) The Building A Healthier, Fairer Scotland conference  was planned to take place at Dynamic…

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IBFAN report launch 16 May 2014 – Companies continue to violate the International Code

Press release 16 May 2014 Media coverage: Dairyreporter Breaking the Rules, Stretching the Rules 2014 will be launched on 16 May 2014 at the Club Suisse de la Presse in Geneva by Annelies Allain, Director of the International Code Documentation Centre (IBFAN…

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Danone v. Nestle and conflicts of interest in the UK and Ireland

Following Nestlé’s entry into the UK and Irish formula markets in December 2012, when it finalised its takeover of Pfizer Nutrition/Wyeth and the SMA brand, we are starting to see more aggressive baby milk marketing practices, both from Nestlé and…

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Danone v. Nestle formula marketing war reaches the UK

Baby Milk Action press release 9 April 2013 Campaigners are pointing to new aggressive baby milk marketing practices in the UK as a sign of increased competition with Nestlé entering the UK market, where Danone is currently the largest company.…

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Recent news

  • 152nd WHO Executive Board Meeting
  • New IBFAN Briefing: Breastfeeding and the immune system
  • the 2023 Lancet Series on Breastfeeding – including the influence of marketing
  • New online safeguarding laws in Ireland to cover baby formulas and foods.
  • Beyond football – Pelé’s humanitarian dimension and support for breastfeeding
  • Why are Conflict of interest safeguards missing from the WHO Zero draft of the WHO Pandemic Treaty?
  • Codex: RUTF Guidelines adopted but no Zilpaterol conclusion
  • Codex principle on Science
  • Should animals be pumped with growth drugs to increase growth and global trade?

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