Sentences with phrase «foods for infants and young children»

* The use of bisphenol A in packaging for foods for infants and young children was banned in 2013.

Background documentation for the Consultation on the public draft of the Clarification and guidance on inappropriate promotion foods for infants and young children

The World Health Assembly calls for an end to promotional claims on foods for infants and young children because they generally mislead parents and undermine independent information from health workers, mother support groups and expert sources such as NHS Choices.

Bearing in mind that the Codex Alimentarius Commission is revising its recommendations on hygienic practices for the manufacture of foods for infants and young children;

Acknowledging that the Codex Alimentarius Commission plays a pivotal role in providing guidance to Member States on the proper regulation of foods, including foods for infants and young children;

CLICK HERE for the Resolution WHA 69/9 adopted in May 2016 entitled Ending inappropriate promotion of foods for infants and young children

In practice GAIN representatives lobby to weaken regulations to help its partner companies such as Danone (the world's second largest baby food company), Mars, Pepsi and Coca Cola, to create markets for processed foods in low - income countries.9 When «market led approaches» focus on foods for infants and young children it is troubling.

MIYCN Resolution Guidance on ending the inappropriate marketing of foods for infants and young children WHA 69/7 Add 1 FENSA RESOLUTION PRESS RELEASE Trade...

The recently published (WHO) guidance on ending the inappropriate promotion of foods for infants and young children clearly states that caregivers receive clear and accurate information on feeding.

[1] Maternal, infant and young child nutrition, Ending inappropriate promotion of foods for infants and young children, Guidance on ending the inappropriate promotion of foods for infants and young children.

It said that, in the light of poor nutritional quality of some food and beverages marketed to infants and young children, the WHO guidance also indicates that foods for infants and young children should be promoted only if they meet standards for composition, safety, quality, and nutrient levels and are in line with national dietary guidelines.

Regulations successfully defended in 2007 when challenged by the pharmaceutical industry at the Supreme Court regulate the promotion of foods for infants and young children up to three years of age as health officials attempt to prevent thousands of unnecessary deaths occurring every year.

In calling for Conflict of Interest safeguards at all levels and mandating WHO «to provide clarification and guidance on the inappropriate promotion of foods for infants and young children» the Resolution could do much to clean up these initiatives and ensure that they work truly in the interests of child health.

IBFAN is opposed to all claims on foods for infants and young children and is urging Member States to fulfil their obligations to protect child health (and prevent childhood obesity) before authorising any new claims.

In consideration of global public health recommendations, including WHA Resolution 63.23, the WHA Global Strategy of Infant and Young Child feeding and the global impact of exports from the Union to third countries, the labelling and marketing of processed baby foods should make it clear that these products are not adequate for use by infants of less than 6 months of age and should not undermine the 6 month exclusive breastfeeding recommendation; Considers therefore that the labelling and marketing should be revised in line with WHA recommendations for foods for infants and young children;

Mr OBrien dismisses the WHA Guidance on Ending Inappropriate Marketing of foods for Infants and Young Children which, among other things, reiterates and reinforces the COI safeguards in previous WHA Resolutions (1996, 2005 and 2012).

Para 4... labelling and marketing of processed baby foods should make it clear that these products are not adequate for use by infants of less than six months of age and should not undermine the six - month exclusive breastfeeding recommendation; considers, therefore, that the labelling and marketing should be revised in line with WHA recommendations for foods for infants and young children;

To end inappropriate promotion of foods for infants and young children and to ensure that claims not be permitted for foods for infants and young children.

Provide clarification and guidance on the inappropriate promotion of foods for infants and young children as mentioned in WHA 63.23.

Maternal, infant and young child nutrition WHO Secretariat Report, Draft Resolution and Guidance on ending the inappropriate promotion of foods for infants and young children Document EB138 / 8

Member States have until the end of February to comment on these proposals Maternal, infant and young child nutrition WHO Secretariat Report, Draft Resolution and Guidance on ending the inappropriate promotion of foods for infants and young children Document EB138 / 8...

The European Commission has updated legislation concerning food for infants and young children, by ruling that the minimum protein content for follow - on formula be lowered to 1.6 g / 100 kcal.

A nutrient list is also mandatory for any product bearing a nutrition claim, products with added vitamins and minerals, and special purpose food for infants and young children.

WHA 2010 Resolution 63.23 calls on Member States (4) to end inappropriate promotion of food for infants and young children and to ensure that nutrition and health claims shall not be permitted for foods for infants and young children, except where specifically provided for, in relevant Codex Alimentarius standards or national legislation;

WHA Res 63.23 (1.4) «Urges member states to end inappropriate promotion of food for infants and young children and to ensure that nutrition and health claims shall not be permitted for foods for infants and young children, except where specifically provided for, in relevant Codex Alimentarius standards or national legislation.»

Because the relationship between consumption and body weight is highest in infants and young children, the FDA has established levels of inorganic arsenic in infant rice cereal that are consistent with the levels set by EFSA for rice destined for the production of food for infants and young children, and half those established by EFSA and Codex for the population at large.

Not exact matches

The program provides extra food, milk and formula for low - income pregnant women, nursing mothers, infants and children younger than 5.

Press release 15 June 2012 The vote on the European Parliament's Report on the Commission proposal for a Regulation on Food for infants & young children and for special medical purposes took place on 14 June in Strasbourg http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sed/speeches.do http://www.babymilkaction.org/archives/750 European...

Canada's infant and young child nutrition policy recommends that mothers exclusively breastfeed their children for the first six months of life and continue breastfeeding to two years while gradually adding high nutrient and energy dense complementary foods.

Requests that the Director General work with Member States to implement and monitor the Code and to examine the promotion and use of foods unsuitable for infant and young child feeding

For practices around the world, see the front - page story in The Independent on its practices in Turkey, Save the Children's recent report on infant and young child feeding and the monitoring reports from the International Baby Food Action Network (summaries can be downloaded by clicking here).

It is harmful for a company with a financial interest in selling baby food to be promoting its name in this way and is also a clear violation of the Code, which prohibits manufacturers and distributors seeking direct or indirect contact with pregnant women and the mothers of infants and young children»

Additives in food, such as dyes and preservatives, have been studied and found to be safe, though some parents still worry that there are negative effects, especially for infants and young children, Hays says.

The article quotes industry nutrition lobby group Specialised Nutrition Europe (SNE) as saying it «deeply regretted» the result of the vote: «This draft regulation would have completed a legal framework ensuring a high level of food safety and guaranteeing strong consumer protection for infants and young children..»

I am writing on behalf of the International Baby food Action Network (IBFAN), the global network that monitors the baby food industry and works for EU Policy coherence with World Health Assembly Resolutions on infant and young child feeding.

Manufacturers and distributors of industrially processed foods intended for infants and young children also have a constructive role to play in achieving the aim of this strategy.

The Statutory Instrument for England (SI 2016 No 688) is to enforce the provisions of EU Regulation 609/2013 on food intended for infants and young children, food for special medical purposes, and total diet replacement for weight control.

Regulation (EU) No 609/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12th June 2013on food intended for infants and young children, food for special medical purposes, and total diet replacement for weight control and repealing Council Directive 92 / 52 / EEC, Commission Directives 96 / 8 / EC, 1999 / 21 / EC, 2006 / 125 / EC and 2006 / 141 / EC, Directive 2009 / 39 / EC of the European Parliament and of the Council and Commission Regulations (EC) No 41/2009 and (EC) No 953/2009

REGULATION (EU) No 609/2013 (12 June 2013) on food intended for infants and young children, food for special medical purposes, and total diet replacement for weight control This is the 2013 overarching Regulation that will cover formulas, baby foods and weight control foods and will repeal the old Directives above

This Directive are being replaced by EU Regulation 609/2013 on food intended for infants and young children, food for special medical purposes, and total diet replacement for weight control.

This clarification was necessitated when our Global Council, on behalf of IBFAN, had to take a strategic decision whether or not and under what conditions IBFAN should participate in two new initiatives by UNICEF and WHO, WHO NetCode, and the UNICEF Breastfeeding Advocacy Initiative, both receiving funding from the BMGF, which has direct links and gets its returns from the baby food industry and also engages with entities such as the Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN) that create situations of risk of conflicts of Interest in infant and young child feeding.

In 2013 the European Parliament, the European Council and the European Commission adopted a Regulation on Foods for Specific Groups (FSG) 609/2013 in order to rationalise and simplify legislation covering various foods, including formulas for infants and young children.

It is prohibited for baby food companies to seek direct or indirect contact with pregnant women and mothers of infants and young children, regardless of the pretence used for making that contact.

In 1987, the Codex Alimentarius Commission defined follow - up formula — or follow - on milk — as «a food intended for use as a liquid part of the weaning diet for the infant from the 6th month on and for young children.»

We also believe that breast milk combined with the natural food our country has to offer can provide for the nutrition of mothers, infants, and young children.

Integrated Management of Childhood Illness (IMCI)- Part III - Chapter 11 - Breastfeeding Nutrient adequacy of exclusive breastfeeding for the term infant during the first six months of life (2002) Geneva, World Health Organization Full text [pdf 278kb] The optimal duration of exclusive breastfeeding: a systematic review Geneva, World Health Organization, 2001 Full text [pdf 1.06 Mb] Report of the expert consultation of the optimal duration of exclusive breastfeeding Report of an expert consultation Geneva, World Health Organization, 28 - 30 March 2001 Full text [pdf 122kb] The WHO Global Data Bank on Infant and Young Child Feeding Breastfeeding and Complementary Feeding Feeding Your Baby From Six Months To One Year Your guide to help you introduce food to your baby Adapted and reproduced with permission of Peel Public Health, Region of Peel A Practical Workbook to Protect, Promote and Support Breastfeeding in Community Based Projects Health Canada, Ottawa, 2002 This workbook is intended to assist the Canada Prenatal Nutrition Program (CPNP) or similar community based prenatal projects to identify strategies and specific actions to protect, promote and support breastfeeding in a population health coinfant during the first six months of life (2002) Geneva, World Health Organization Full text [pdf 278kb] The optimal duration of exclusive breastfeeding: a systematic review Geneva, World Health Organization, 2001 Full text [pdf 1.06 Mb] Report of the expert consultation of the optimal duration of exclusive breastfeeding Report of an expert consultation Geneva, World Health Organization, 28 - 30 March 2001 Full text [pdf 122kb] The WHO Global Data Bank on Infant and Young Child Feeding Breastfeeding and Complementary Feeding Feeding Your Baby From Six Months To One Year Your guide to help you introduce food to your baby Adapted and reproduced with permission of Peel Public Health, Region of Peel A Practical Workbook to Protect, Promote and Support Breastfeeding in Community Based Projects Health Canada, Ottawa, 2002 This workbook is intended to assist the Canada Prenatal Nutrition Program (CPNP) or similar community based prenatal projects to identify strategies and specific actions to protect, promote and support breastfeeding in a population health coInfant and Young Child Feeding Breastfeeding and Complementary Feeding Feeding Your Baby From Six Months To One Year Your guide to help you introduce food to your baby Adapted and reproduced with permission of Peel Public Health, Region of Peel A Practical Workbook to Protect, Promote and Support Breastfeeding in Community Based Projects Health Canada, Ottawa, 2002 This workbook is intended to assist the Canada Prenatal Nutrition Program (CPNP) or similar community based prenatal projects to identify strategies and specific actions to protect, promote and support breastfeeding in a population health context.

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The Code regulates the marketing of breastmilk substitutes which includes infant formulas, follow - on formulas and any other food or drink, together with feeding bottles and teats, intended for babies and young children.

Because of the move to «product - based» solutions, funding is already drying up for most infant and young child feeding support programs and for community - based approaches that teach and promote skills to make nutritious family foods from local indigenous ingredients.

You have been a worldwide icon for breastfeeding and a tireless defender of the Right to food security for infants and young children.