This article is relevant to the ongoing discussions at WHO about inappropriate marketing of foods for infants and young children and shows how foods are ‘idealised’ – not only by baby pictures but by vegetables. Below this article are…
Demand that the EU considers the global impact of its policies follows the Codex Code of Ethics
The latest version of the new laws are below. COMMISSION DELEGATED REGULATION (EU) …/… of XXX supplementing Regulation (EU) No 609/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the specific compositional and information requirements for infant formula…
IBFAN submission on Codex
IBFAN has submitted the attached comments to the Codex Alimentarius electronic Working Group for the revision of the Standard for Follow-up Formula. IBFAN 2nd CP Submitters response FINAL These are supported by IACFO. ENCA2015 eWG Consultation 2_ENCA Comments Please forward…
New WHO consultations
1 WHO Framework of engagement with non-State actors CLICK HERE for the background information http://www.who.int/about/who_reform/non-state-actors/en/ Textual proposals submitted by Member States on the draft overarching framework of engagement with non-State actors and the four specific policies contained in the Annex of document…
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…
News from Codex in Bali
Codex Nutrition meeting in Bali. CLICK HERE for papers The IBFAN team is facing big challenges at the Codex meeting in Bali. The most important is perhaps the proposal for a revision of the Follow-up Formula (FUF) Standard. Many countries including India,…
Water and Food Security
Committee on World Food Security High Level Panel of Experts on Food Security and Nutrition Water and food security: zero-draft consultation paper Deadline 7th November CLICK HERE It will be important to have strong civil society input to this consultation so…
Useful developments at the Codex Commission
REPORT OF THE SIXTY-NINTH SESSION OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE CODEX ALIMENTARIUS COMMISSION WHO Headquarters, Geneva, Switzerland, 8 -11 July 2014 and 14-18 July 201 Full report here: ftp://ftp.fao.org/codex/reports/Reports_2014/Rep14_EXe.pdf Thanks to the IBFAN Codex team for spotting the many useful…