Sentences with phrase «of breast milk substitutes»

In view of the vulnerability of babies in the early months of life and the risks involved in inappropriate feeding, the marketing of breast milk substitutes requires special treatment.

I will happily write with more details on that and on the issue of breast milk substitutes, since I am defeated by the clock.

7 It follows that access to health care workers via maternity hospitals and doctors» offices remains marketers» principal method of product promotion (often via advertising ABM on prescription pads and infant immunization booklets).8 The tireless efforts of IBFAN are making some progress in shutting down these avenues to unethical promotion of breast milk substitutes.

The paediatricians say that although the college has «progressively distanced» itself from such sponsorship, they warn that receiving any form of funding from manufacturers «will distort public and professional perceptions of the college stance on breast feeding as well as their advice on the appropriate clinical use of breast milk substitutes.

We believe that exclusive breastfeeding is the best way to feed a baby in the first six months of life and we therefore fully comply with the WHO Code of Marketing of Breast Milk Substitutes as implemented by national governments.

A case in point is Indonesia, where relatively high rates of breastfeeding have been eroded by the donation of breast milk substitutes during natural disasters.

They offer special deals for the purchase of breast milk substitutes for nutrition programs, famine relief and even for orphans, but require their logo to be used.

Last autumn IBFAN published a report on the effects of breast milk substitutes on the environment, «Formula for Disaster.»

One essential ingredient in breast feeding, which keeps babies happy and healthy, just can't be duplicated in even the most sophisticated of breast milk substitutes.

IBFAN is a watch - dog organisation, monitoring the compliance with the International Code of Breast Milk Substitutes, and subsequent relevant World Health Assembly resolutions, as well as highlighting conflict of interests in policies and programmes both globally and nationally.

Misuse of breast milk substitutes poses health hazards, therefore, read and follow preparation and storage instructions carefully.

There was a lot of concern globally around malnutrition that was linked to lack of breastfeeding that you could point to children who are emaciated, stunted growth and you could trace it back to this child was clearly not being breastfed and was on some kind of a breast milk substitute.

Any procurement of breast milk substitutes should be based on careful needs assessment and in coordination with UNICEF.

Two global strategies to address the issues of infant formula include the International Code of Marketing of Breast milk Substitutes proposed by WHO in 1981 [11] and the Global Strategy for Infant and Young Child Feeding [12, 13] which underpins the Baby - Friendly Hospital Initiative.

The IMS Act - known in full as the Indian Infant Milk Substitutes, Feeding Bottles and Infant Foods Act 1992 - prohibits the payment of health officials by those involved in the supply of breast milk substitutes such as infant formula.

Yet a recent WHO report said laws protecting breastfeeding were «inadequate» in most countries and called for a blanket ban on marketing of all breast milk substitutes including follow - on formula, not just infant formula for younger babies.

«Our study emphasizes the importance of proper infant feeding and regulatory control of breast milk substitutes.»

The tireless efforts of IBFAN are making some progress in shutting down these avenues to unethical promotion of breast milk substitutes.

International criticism of the unethical marketing practices by the infant formula industry led to the development of the World Health Organization's International Code of Marketing of Breast Milk Substitutes in 1981 and the subsequent relevant resolutions of the World Health Assembly.

Earlier in the letter, Nestlé says, «we therefore fully comply with the WHO Code of Marketing of Breast Milk Substitutes as implemented by national governments».

«Major recent earthquake disasters (Indonesia, Haiti) have shown how donations of breast milk substitute have displaced the breastfeeding culture and the use of the products was linked to the rapid increase of diarrhea cases in the evacuation centers.

Purchase of breast milk substitutes (infant formula) and infant feeding supplies at FMP for a minimum of 3 months prior to the on - site assessment

At the highest level, we should develop a national policy that follows the WHO Code of Marketing (International Code of Marketing of Breast - milk Substitutes), which prohibits the marketing of breast milk substitutes on television, radio, or in print materials, as well as the distribution of free formula samples.

The international code of marketing of breast milk substitutes is an international health policy framework to regulate the marketing of breast milk substitutes.

To meet the «Baby Friendly» standards, services must ensure that there is no promotion of breast milk substitutes, bottles, teats or dummies in any part of the facility or by any of the staff.

Fourthly, I seek the Minister's advice on where the UK currently sits with regard to full implementation of the international code of marketing of breast milk substitutes, which was adopted by the World Health Assembly in 1981.

(You can look here for a FAQ about the WHO's International Code of Marketing of Breast Milk Substitutes.)

This has independently verified Nestlé's performance in accordance with the FTSE4Good criteria for the marketing of breast milk substitutes.

«The Conference shares with the [Oxford] Circuit the substantial concerns regarding the promotion of breast milk substitutes...»

Motion for debate: «In order for RCPCH as a professional body to avoid institutional conflicts of interest and thus maintain its reputation as an unbiased, independent educator and advocate for child health, the College should decline any commercial transactions or any other kind of funding or support from all companies that market products within the scope of the WHO Code on the marketing of breast milk substitutes

He also stressed the importance of MSs being able to follow the International Code of Marketing of Breast milk substitutes and resolutions and their own health policies.

«In order for RCPCH as a professional body to avoid institutional conflicts of interest and thus maintain its reputation as an unbiased, independent educator and advocate for child health, the College should decline any commercial transactions or any other kind of funding or support from all companies that market products within the scope of the WHO Code on the marketing of breast milk substitutes»

The motion highlights the World Health Organization and Unicef's code on marketing of breast milk substitutes, 1 which emphasises the need for health workers to be independent of promotional influences such as sponsorship of professional associations.

KellyMom supports the WHO International Code of Marketing of Breast Milk Substitutes and the WHO / UNICEF Baby Friendly Hospital Initiative.

The International Code of Marketing of Breast milk Substitutes and the subsequent WHA resolutions that accompany it, are essential safeguards for all babies — those who are breastfed and those who are not.

1 The Codex Code of Ethics for International Trade in Food calls on Member States to: «make sure that the international code of marketing of breast milk substitutes and relevant resolutions of the World Health Assembly (WHA) setting forth principles for the protection and promotion of breast - feeding be observed.»

The iHV would like to make clear that we do not, and will not take any form of funding or sponsorship from companies covered by the International Code of Marketing of Breast Milk Substitutes.

The motion highlighted the World Health Organisation and Unicef code on the marketing of breast milk substitutes, which stresses the need for health workers to be independent of promotional influences, such as sponsorship of professional associations.2