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...
READ MOREMarketing Coke to Kids Broken Pledges, Unhealthy Children Center for Science in the Public Interest Michael F. Jacobson, Ph.D. The Coca-Cola Co. invests billions of dollars in advertising and other forms of marketing throughout the world every...
READ MOREAmberen Must Stop Claiming Menopause Supplement Is “Proven” To Cause Weight Loss Consumerist Chris Morran Last year, the Federal Trade Commission sued Lunada, the makers of the supplement Amberen, alleging that the company did not have the...
READ MOREA first look at the FDA’s new nutrition label — and 10 reasons it’s different from the old one The Washington Post Ariana Eunjung Cha The new label still retains the minimalist black-and-white, two-column look that designers have praised over the...
READ MOREMiddle-school kids see several alcohol ads a day Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs Children as young as middle-schoolers are exposed to multiple alcohol advertisements every day–both indoors and out–a new study finds.The study...
READ MORENative Ads Are Taking Over TV, And Producers Aren’t Exactly Happy About It BY Oriana Schwindt International Business News This isn’t mere product placement, where characters are simply seen drinking a particular brand of soda. It isn’t even a...
READ MOREMost 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...
READ MORECoca-Cola Can’t Keep Saying That Vitaminwater Is Healthy By Michal Addady Fortune Coca-Cola KO 0.07% is being forced to change its Vitaminwater labels. The company has just settled a lawsuit about misleading claims that it has previously...
READ MORECompanies Agree To Stop Promoting Beauty Products With Synthetic Ingredients As “All Natural” By Ashlee Kieler Consumerist One would assume when buying a product marketed as “all-natural” or “100% natural” that said product wouldn’t contain...
READ MOREABA challenges San Francisco sugary drink warning labels in court By Carolyn Heneghan A lawyer representing the American Beverage Association has asked U.S. District Judge Edward Chen to prevent San Francisco from enforcing mandatory warning...
READ MOREMoore Regional Hospital recognized for promoting breastfeeding By Brenda Bouser The Daily Journal In an effort to encourage more of its patients to breastfeed, Women & Children’s Services at FirstHealth Moore Regional Hospital has joined the...
READ MOREWhat 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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