About 50 governments and NGOs called for more protection of breastfeeding

During the EB debate on Maternal and Young Child Nutrition about 50 governments and NGOs called for more protection of breastfeeding, highlighted conflicts of interest and stressed the need to bring the International Code and last year’s Resolution 78.18 on digital marketing into legislation. Cross-border social media promotion of commercial formulas contradicts evidence-based health advice and exacerbates food safety risks. Online sales enable contaminated, unregistered […]

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Nestlé refused to name Cabio Biotech, a Chinese company based in Wuhan – the problem has spread and the baby food industry is said to be in crisis

With parents’ trust in commercial food systems eroded, the global network IBFAN will urge governments at WHO’s Executive Boardmeeting in Geneva to take the lead and ensure that families are better protected. Increasing numbers of contamination outbreaks are exposing systemic failures in formula production, regulatory surveillance, recall systems and crisis communication. *** NEW RESOLUTION NEEDED TO PROTECT INFANTS AND YOUNG […]