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Infant formula ruling aims to protect breast-feeding

Posted August 29, 2018 / Infant Formula Marketing, News in Infant Formula Marketing, News 0 0 0

Infant formula ruling aims to protect breast-feeding RNZ Maja Burry The Commerce Commission has given interim approval to tighter controls on infant formula. The change will mean manufacturers will not target advertising at parents of babies...

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Presenting Breastfeeding As A Choice Is Contributing To Black Infant Deaths

Posted August 9, 2018 / Infant Formula Marketing, News in Infant Formula Marketing, News 0 0 0

Presenting Breastfeeding As A Choice Is Contributing To Black Infant Deaths Kimberly Seals Allers HuffPost The current and much-needed national conversation regarding America’s black maternal and infant mortality crises is missing a critical...

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Baby Formula Industry Has A Long History Of Undermining Breastfeeding Moms

Posted July 12, 2018 / Infant Formula Marketing, News in Infant Formula Marketing, News 0 0 0

Baby Formula Industry Has A Long History Of Undermining Breastfeeding Moms Huffington Post Eleanor Goldberg Breastfeeding advocates were outraged this week after The New York Times reported that the U.S. took drastic measures to try to block an...

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How Big Business Got Brazil Hooked on Junk Food

Posted September 18, 2017 / Food Marketing, Infant Formula Marketing, Marketing to kids, News in Food Marketing, Infant Formula Marketing, Marketing to kids, News 0 0 0

How Big Business Got Brazil Hooked on Junk Food New York Times Andrew Jacobs and Matt Richtel Children’s squeals rang through the muggy morning air as a woman pushed a gleaming white cart along pitted, trash-strewn streets. She was making...

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Baby Formula Industry Spends More On Marketing Than Governments Do Supporting Breastfeeding Moms

Posted August 3, 2017 / Infant Formula Marketing, News in Infant Formula Marketing, News 0 0 0

Baby Formula Industry Spends More On Marketing Than Governments Do Supporting Breastfeeding Moms HuffPost Eleanor Goldberg Research continues to show that breastfeeding is the ideal nutrition option for babies. Yet worldwide breastfeeding rates...

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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 in 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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Breast-feeding can combat climate change

Posted January 3, 2017 / Infant Formula Marketing, News in Infant Formula Marketing, News 0 0 0

Breast-feeding can combat climate change devex Jennifer Ehidiamen Combating the impact of climate change is one of the biggest issues facing the global development community. But one nutrition expert at UNICEF has suggested a major and...

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Breastfeeding: how one group fought the spread of formula milk in refugee camps

Posted December 2, 2016 / Infant Formula Marketing, News in Infant Formula Marketing, News 0 0 0

Breastfeeding: how one group fought the spread of formula milk in refugee camps The Guardian Brooke Bauer When my Nurture Project International colleagues and I first arrived at the Eko camp near Idomeni in Greece, it looked like Glastonbury –...

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Allergy-proof? Intelligence booster? FDA looks to rein in health claims for baby formula

Posted November 21, 2016 / Infant Formula Marketing, News in Infant Formula Marketing, News 0 0 0

Allergy-proof? Intelligence booster? FDA looks to rein in health claims for baby formula STAT Sheila Kaplan If you’ve ever seen the astonishing array of infant formula sold in supermarkets, you might wonder if the stuff can really make your baby...

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MPs back fresh curbs on ‘misleading’ formula milk marketing claims

Posted November 17, 2016 / Infant Formula Marketing, News in Infant Formula Marketing, News 0 0 0

MPs back fresh curbs on ‘misleading’ formula milk marketing claims A Scottish National party MP has received unanimous Commons backing for new legislation to curb “misleading and scientifically questionable claims” in the marketing of...

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Baby Food Marketing Often Contradicts Expert Advice

Posted November 1, 2016 / Food Marketing, Infant Formula Marketing, News in Food Marketing, Infant Formula Marketing, News 0 0 0

Baby Food Marketing Often Contradicts Expert Advice UConn Today Daniel P. Jones Marketing for baby and toddler food and drinks often contradicts the advice of health professionals, using messages that may lead parents to believe these commercial...

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New regulations prohibit hospitals from providing gift bags with formula marketing materials

Posted October 20, 2016 / Infant Formula Marketing, News in Infant Formula Marketing, News 0 0 0

New regulations prohibit hospitals from providing gift bags with formula marketing materials NEWS 10 Joe Gullo New regulations by the New York Department of Health will prohibit hospitals and affiliated clinics from giving out gift bags that...

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