Ban the Bags is a campaign to stop hospitals from
distributing free infant formula to all new mothers.
Not exact matches
We currently partner with the WIC (Women,
Infants and Children) offices in Gulford County, NC and Randolph County, NC
distribute our
free cloth diaper kits.
A study of almost 1,300 East Coast hospitals published Tuesday in the September issue of Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine found that 94 percent
distributed free samples of
infant formula to new mothers, despite opposition from a number of medical and public health organizations.
So, are Nestlé going to take the next step, step up to «the challenge» of educating mothers, since they are FULLY AWARE of doctors
distributing free samples of
infant formula to «ALL MOTHERS».
Nestlé had claimed that it markets
infant formula «ethically and responsibly», it said it did not
distribute free supplies of
infant formula and it implied it was committed to following the WHO Code.
Endorsed by UNICEF and quickly adopted by 150 of 194 WHO member nations (with the US, home to two leading
infant - formula makers, voting against it), the code stipulated manufacturers should not
distribute free samples to promote their products, that advertising should not «idealize the use of breastmilk substitutes», and that packaging should include information on the benefits of breastfeeding.