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It’s Time to Put Infant Health Over Corporate Wealth

Posted May 18, 2017 / Campaign Updates, Infant Formula Marketing, Infant Formula Marketing, News 0 0 0

It’s Time to Put Infant Health Over Corporate Wealth Take action today to hold companies accountable for unethical marketing tactics aimed at parents. If you are a parent, it’s a story that you are probably familiar with: emotionally appealing...

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FDA Issues Guidance for the Labeling of Infant Formula

Posted September 20, 2016 / Infant Formula Marketing, Infant Formula Marketing, News 0 0 0

FDA Issues Guidance for the Labeling of Infant Formula The National Law Review On the heels of recently released draft guidance concerning substantiation for infant formula structure/function claims, FDA has issued guidance regarding the labeling...

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This is what happens to half of Australia’s baby formula

Posted August 16, 2016 / Infant Formula Marketing, Infant Formula Marketing, News 0 0 0

This is what happens to half of Australia’s baby formula The Washington Post Rachel Premack Australian formula is much cheaper than the Chinese product. Chinese moms also trust it more. As a result, 27 percent of Chinese say they’ve...

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Formula marketers accused of skating laws that encourage breastfeeding

Posted August 15, 2016 / Infant Formula Marketing, Infant Formula Marketing, News 0 0 0

Formula marketers accused of skating laws that encourage breastfeeding The Phnom Penh Post Erin Handley and Kong Meta Between contractions, a woman whom Veasna* had never met pressed two products into her hands as she lay in her hospital bed. The...

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As UN leads global efforts to promote breastfeeding, national laws defeat the purpose

Posted August 8, 2016 / Infant Formula Marketing, Infant Formula Marketing, News 0 0 0

As UN leads global efforts to promote breastfeeding, national laws defeat the purpose First Post Shreerupa Mitra-Jha The World Breastfeeding Week observed last week focused primarily on generating awareness among mothers on the huge benefits of...

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Breastfeeding gaps between white, black, and Hispanic mothers in the US

Posted July 20, 2016 / Infant Formula Marketing, Infant Formula Marketing, News 0 0 0

Breastfeeding gaps between white, black, and Hispanic mothers in the US Science Daily Chapman University has published research on how breastfeeding rates differ among white, black and Hispanic mothers. The study looked to see if ethnic and...

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Bid to ban ‘aggressive marketing’ of infant milk formula fails

Posted May 31, 2016 / Infant Formula Marketing, Infant Formula Marketing, News 0 0 0

Bid to ban ‘aggressive marketing’ of infant milk formula fails The Sidney Morning Herald Stephanie Nebehay International health officials stopped short on Friday of fully endorsing World Health Organisation (WHO) guidelines to end the...

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Researchers find nanoparticles in 6 of 6 U.S. baby formulas tested

Posted May 27, 2016 / Infant Formula Marketing, News 0 0 0

Researchers find nanoparticles in 6 of 6 U.S. baby formulas tested Food Safety News Cookson Beecher Recent research has detected potentially harmful nanoparticles in six out of six popular infant formulas tested. Not surprisingly, this has...

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Successful WHO Code Day of Action!

Posted May 23, 2016 / Campaign Updates, Infant Formula Marketing 0 0 0

Successful WHO Code Day of Action! On May 21, 2016, the 35th anniversary of the World Health Organization (WHO) Code of Marketing of Breast-milk Substitutes, activists across the world took action to protect parents and babies from predatory...

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Most countries lack adequate laws to protect and promote breastfeeding

Posted May 10, 2016 / Commercial Alert, Infant Formula Marketing, News 0 0 0

Most countries lack adequate laws to protect and promote breastfeeding UN News Centre Laws to protect breastfeeding against the growing multi-billion-dollar breast-milk substitute business are inadequate in most countries, exposing small children...

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What do mothers say?

Posted April 5, 2016 / Additional Resources, Infant Formula Marketing 0 0 0

What Do Mothers Say About Receiving Industry-Sponsored Formula Samples? We asked recent moms about their experience of receiving infant formula marketing materials in healthcare facilities. Here’s what they had to say: “I was angry and...

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Who makes infant formula?

Posted April 5, 2016 / Additional Resources, Infant Formula Marketing 0 0 0

Who makes Infant Formula? The infant formula industry is Big Business. Wondering what else infant formula manufacturers produce? Check out the products made by the three largest producers of infant formula in the U.S. (Click on the links below to...

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