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Health and nutrition claims for infant formula are poorly substantiated and potentially harmful

Guidance for the Conduct and Reporting of Clinical Trials of Breast Milk Substitutes Another important paper has been published in JAMA using the output from a global Delphi project which aims to protect breastfeeding when clinical trials of BMS are…

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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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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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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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EU MPS to debate safety on imports from Japan

STOP PRESS: CLICK HERE to hear the debate where MEPs voted in favour of the Resolution below. The Green Group of the European Parliament has proposed a Resolution about  imports of food from Japan following the Fukushima disaster.   The draft Motion…

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Update on Sugar in baby foods: JRC report published

Update October 2018 DG Research (JRC) has published its report:  Feeding infants and young children. An analysis of national food-based dietary guidelines and specific products available in the EU market; EUR 29395 EN; Luxembourg Publications Office of the European Union,…

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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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Letters urging EU Commissioners to protect child rights

The New version of the proposals  HERE   Below  are PDFs of letters to the European Commissioners We have asked the Secretary General of the Commission to ensure that the views of all the relevant DGs are taken into account, not…

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New EU rules will trick parents into buying expensive and unnecessary products that will fuel the obesity crisis

PDF: IBFANBFLG EU PR 24.2.15v3 CLICK HERE for BFLG briefing PRESS RELEASE  24 February 2015 New EU rules will trick parents into buying expensive and  unnecessary products that will fuel the obesity crisis Health advocates from across Europe have decried new rules…

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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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Comment defending the Institute for Trade, Standards and Sustainable Development, Inc. (ITSSD)

Comment posted to my blog The comment given below was posted to my Blog, Stop TTIP – the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership by someone calling themselves ‘Informed Counsel’ and giving their URL as http://www.itssd.org/. ITSSD is the Institute for Trade, Standards and…

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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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European Parliamentarians oppose bogus baby food health claim

DHA briefing for MEPs DHA V13 European Parliamentarians oppose bogus baby food health claim 16 March, 2011 – 15:33 — Patti European Parliamentarians oppose bogus health claim 16th March – Brussels Members of the European Parliament have moved to block a…

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Recent news

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