Food giant warns 441 jobs and $1b of exports at risk from infant formula labelling plan Waikato Times – 22 July 2024 Tom Pullar-Strecker French multinational Danone has warned 441 jobs in Auckland and Otago and $1 billion in annual…
Final publication published 2024. Supporting member states in reaching informed decision-making on engaging with private sector entities for the prevention and control of noncommunicable diseases: a practical tool. World Health Organization. https://iris.who.int/handle/10665/378209. License: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO IBFAN and many…
Occupied Palestinian Territory: Focus on Arabic IYCFE tools, Why food and health should not be used as weapons of war” IBFAN Arab world, supported by many IBFAN members, has been holding webinars to show solidarity for Gaza and draw…
Committee on World Food Security (CFS) The risks of Multi-stakeholderism, Committee on Food Security, Rome The Code and other safeguards threatened by UN Voluntary Guidelines on Food Will the Food Systems Summit protect human rights and breastfeeding – part…
European Parliament votes for big reductions in sugar in baby foods and prohibitions on labelling at too early an age. EU Council conclusions on Childhood Overweight and Obesity Update on Sugar in baby foods: JRC report published Public…
Codex Press Releases and comments over the years What is Codex and why does IBFAN attend? Codex is a joint United Nations body created in 1963 by the World Health Organisation (WHO) and the FAO to develop food standards, guidelines…
Thanks to Dr. Patricia Barrios Skrok from IBFAN Argentina for this tribute to the amazing Anwar Fazal on his 83rd Birthday (15th July) https://www.facebook.com/share/p/LZXmozgE4osgK1vF/?mibextid=oFDknk https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anwar_Fazal Anwar Fazal (born 15 July 1941 in rural Malaysia) is a prominent civil society activist…
Dr Patricia Ip 26 August 2023 We are all sad to learn of the death of Dr. Patricia Ip from Hongkong – an active member of IBFAN East Asia who provided us with so much useful evidence of how companies…
Part of the new Government’s strategy is to grow the economy. Based on IBFAN’s long experience advocating for policy coherence with WHO recommendations we urge that any new Trade deals that the UK enters must not be allowed to…
Brazil and Mexico take the lead as 27 countries call for a Resolution on Digital marketing of baby foods. Digital Marketing is out of control – Brazil calls for a Resolution to protect mothers and babies Guidance on regulatory measures…
77th World Health Assembly 27th May – 1st June 2024 CLICK HERE and HERE for the webcasts and documentation Executive Board EB155 WHO/UNICEF/IBFAN Code status report 2024 FIND YOUR NATIONAL LAW on IBFAN’s Website REGISTER Digital Marketing Side Event Governments…
Media Coverage Sri Lanka Allegation of double standards in Nestle baby products: Nestle Lanka says no added sugar The Sunday Times India Breastfeeding Promotion Network of India Nestle’s Suresh Narayanan on Nespresso & nutraceuticals, sugar in baby food controversy…
How Nestlé gets children hooked on sugar in lower-income countries Media coverage of the sugar report STOP PRESS: As Shareholders gathered for the Nestlé Annual meeting in Switzerland on 18th April, the company”s share price dropped by over 5% on…
First Steps Nutrition Trust is a small independent UK charity providing evidence-based information and resources to health workers about good nutrition from pre-conception to 5 years. View this email in your browser April 2024 Image by wirestock on Freepik Welcome…
CLICK HERE for the full story https://www.propublica.org/article/how-america-waged-global-campaign-against-baby-formula-regulation-thailand?utm_source=sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=majorinvestigations&utm_content=feature MORE FROM THIS INVESTIGATION Documents Show Internal Clash Before U.S. Officials Pushed to Weaken Toddler Formula Rules Government documents obtained by ProPublica show a stark rift between trade and health officials over international…
written evidence BMA HoL8.4.24 25 March 2024 – Food, Diet and Obesity – Oral evidence Committee Food, Diet and Obesity Committee Inquiry Food, Diet and Obesity At 2:15pm: Oral evidence Inquiry Food, Diet and Obesity Prof Carlos Monteiro Professor of…
Senator Pauline Oreilly calls on Ireland to co-sponsor Brazil on a WHA Resolution on Digital Marketing. 21st March 2024 https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/oireachtas-tv/seanad-eireann-live/ Fantastic speech by Senator Pauline Oreilly just now in the Seanad Éireann. * Minister Niall Collins, responded for Government…
Feeding young children aged 1 to 5 years find formulas contribute 50% of free sugars intake in consumers Scientific Advisory Committee on Nutrition (SACN). July 2023. SACN’s webpage Conclusion on Drinks Evidence from DNSIYC and NDNS indicated that: formula milks…
Briefing: Parliamentary scrutiny of the UK’s accession to the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (February 2024) Baby Milk Action and IBFAN join UK NGOs in calling on the Government to guarantee time for a debate on a substantive…
“The biggest mistake is to take accusations personally. This was seen in the baby milk case, when the then CEO Arthur Fürer, a man with high values, took the slogan «Nestlé kills babies» personally and filed a lawsuit against the…
World Public Health Nutrition Association Congress 10-13 June 2024, University of Westminster, London Questioning the Solutions: has the Decade of Nutrition delivered? https://web-eur.cvent.com/event/6be91456-4a49-4a73-9acc-08ee203a9746/summary The World Public Health Nutrition Congress 2024 is being held one year before the end of the…
Irish stories December 2023 Online Safety and Media Regulation Act 2022 We must close the loophole that facilitates misleading online ads for baby formula A new Bill making its way through the Dáil offers an historic chance to end baby…
By Michele Paduano BBC Midlands health correspondent The parents of a baby who had hospital treatment say he became ill after being fed formula milk from batches which have been recalled by its maker. A doctor told the family the…
Douglas Nascimento Santana, speaking for Brazil, said that they intend to propose a World Health Assembly (WHA) Resolution on the digital marketing of breastmilk substitutes. IBFAN PR EB154. Transcript of EB154 debate. Excerpts MS NSA. EB154 Recordings of IBFAN statements…
Agenda Item: 20. Maternal, infant and young child nutrition. WEBCAST AGENDA ITEM 20 – MIYCN rough transcript of EB154 MIYCN PDF of all 6 IBFAN Statements. Recordings of IBFAN statements IBFAN on MIYCN Friday 10pm WHO should be proud of the…
Digital Marketing is out of control – a Resolution is needed to protect mothers and babies WHO 154th Executive Board, WHO HQ Geneva, 22 27 January- 2024. 2024 is a reporting year for Maternal, Infant and Young Child Nutrition (MIYCN) Digital…
EU agrees directive banning misleading use of environmental claims on many products Terms such as ‘environmentally friendly’ and ‘biodegradable’ to be banned unless proved by an authority Kevin O’Sullivan Wed Jan 17 2024 – 14:04 https://www.irishtimes.com/business/economy/2024/01/17/eu-agrees-directive-banning-misleading-use-of-environmental-claims-on-many-products/ An EU directive targeting…
Stop Press: Sri Lanka’s Sunday Times contacted Nestle Lanka about the ‘double standards’ exposé of is added sugar. A spokesperson responded: “We have been providing nutritious, tasty and safe products to Sri Lankans for over 115 years. Our products comply with…
“The Bill Gates Problem: Reckoning with the Myth of the Good Billionaire” Now available in USA, UK, India, Germany & beyond timschwab2020@gmail.com
More children added to the toll of those impacted by excessive lead in applesauce | Food Safety News https://www.foodsafetynews.com/2024/02/more-children-added-to-toll-of-those-impacted-by-excessive-lead-in-applesauce/ More than 200 children affected by excessive levels of lead in applesauce Terrifying source of applesauce recall: NJ sends urgent alert…
Medela Safely Fed Canada statement on Medela (2023) IBFAN Medela FLRF Poster April 2023 MedelaBTlwtduk2017 lwtduk17medela Medela Presentation April 27, 2023 .pptx Yes, Medela violates the Code R 2017 Full Report-3
SPECIAL SESSION OF THE WHO EXECUTIVE BOARD Health situation in the occupied Palestinian territory Recording of the session. DRAFT RESOLUTION At the request of 15 Member States, this Special Session of the WHO Executive Board was held in WHO Headquarters,…
2023 Codex green-lights wasteful, sweetened, Ultra-Processed drinks for older babies 46th Codex Commission meeting: 27.11.23 – 2.12.23 Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) Rome March 23 Nov 22 FINAL REPORT List of participants WEB-STREAM IBFAN has been attending the 46th…
I am so sorry to hear the sad news about the loss of two wonderful women, Glenys Kinnock and Rufaro Madzima, and the obesity pioneer, Prof Phil James Glenys Kinnock, Former MEP, minister and wife of ex-Labour leader died 3rd…
IBFAN Health and Environmental Impacts 2024 Global Plastics Treaty IBFAN Statement Cop 28 2023, Dubai (UAE). IBFAN GIFA Statement COP27 – Can lessons be learned and the UPF trade controlled? IBFAN Cop 27 ENG IBFAN COP 26 2021 Statement for…
WHO Guideline on prevention and management of Wasting and nutritional oedema (acute malnutrition) Information on the GL WHO issues new guideline to tackle acute malnutrition in children under five 20 November 2023 News release Reading time: 2 min (497 words)…
The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has announced that following an extensive period of development the Infant Feeding Survey 2023 (IFS) for England will begin in mid-October. This will be the first IFS since the survey was last…
Regional Committee for Europe: Slovenia calls for support and protection for women who want to breastfeed in emergencies. “..We must not forget about the continued care for people living with chronic conditions, as well as prevention and health promotion- for…
Irish Times Nestlé to shut Co Limerick infant formula plant Dominic Coyle David Raleigh. Wed Oct 18 2023 The Irish Times reports that Nestle Ireland is to close its factory in County Limerick, because ” demand for infant formula in…
PDF of Guideline WHO link to GUIDELINE WHO Guideline for complementary feeding of infants and young children 6–23 months of age. Geneva: World Health Organization; 2023 This guideline supersedes the Guiding Principles for Complementary Feeding of the Breastfed Child (1)…
Glyphosate: no qualified majority in Standing Committee, proposal for renewal now to proceed to Appeal Committee Congratulations to HEAL, the Health and Environment Alliance, for organising this campaign Statement 13 October 2023Brussels Today, the European Commission failed to get enough…
UK Open consultation Disclosure of industry payments to the healthcare sector Published 4 September 2023. Deadline for comment 11:59pm on 16 October 2023. The UK Government is seeking views on the possible introduction of new secondary legislation to place a…
UK accession to Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) Inquiry Following the announcement of the UK’s accession on 16 July, the UK International Agreements Committee is reactivating its inquiry into CPTPP and is gathering new evidence, regarding the…
Launch of the WHO Civil Society Commission Update, Background, Perspectives… The WHO Civil Society Commission is a new body launched by the Director-General of the World Health Organization in August 2023. The mandate of the Commission is to strengthen dialogue…
Online public consultation: draft guidance on regulatory measures aimed at restricting digital marketing of breast-milk substitutes Deadline of submission: 17 September 2023 WHO Guidance on digital marketing of breast-milk substitutes IBFAN response Baby Milk Action Digital 17.9 (the draft guidance…
Obituaries for Graham Dukes (2 November 1930 – 13 August 2023) and Elisabet Helsing (1940-2019) IBFANers will be sad to learn of the passing of Graham Dukes, who was married to the Elisabeth Helsing – the ‘mother’ of breastfeeding in…
s World Breastfeeding Week (1-7 August) – Making a Difference for Working Parents REGISTER HERE for the Global Breastfeeding Coalition Webinar at 2pm Geneva time. The right to maternity protection for mothers who work outside the home is the theme of this…
NEW SACN GUIDANCE: Feeding young children aged 1-5 years Following the consultation last summer see FSNT response), the Scientific Advisory Committee on Nutrition (SACN) published their guidance on Feeding young children aged 1-5 years in July. It complements Feeding in…
NEWS: Retained EU Law (REUL) Act published Thanks to the Baby Feeding law Group for alerting us to this news Following months of deliberation and considerations from the Houses of Lords and Commons respectively, the Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform)…
Francois Perroud defending Nestlé’s free supplies policy. March 1989 BBC report on the re-launch of the Nestlé Boycott – 23rd March 1989 So sad to hear that BBC journalist George Allegiah has died. In 1989 he stayed on…
