Middle-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...
READ MOREWho 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...
READ MOREStop Infant Formula Marketing in Healthcare Facilities Useful Links and Resources U.S. Government Links The Surgeon General’s Call to Action to Support Breastfeeding See: Action 6. “Ensure that the marketing of infant formula is conducted in a...
READ MORESupporting Studies on Infant Formula Marketing Reference these studies when you talk to the media, healthcare providers, or hospital administrators. Studies on the prevalence of formula sample distribution in the U.S. 1. Sadacharan, R., Grossman...
READ MORETake Action: Stop Infant Formula Marketing in Health Care Facilities A Guide to Meeting with Your Local Hospital To increase the pressure on your local hospital to discontinue formula marketing, schedule a meeting with hospital officials...
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