Sentences with phrase «products for infants and young children»

A monitoring system to ensure the appropriate targeting, distribution and use of food and food products for infants and young children should be established.

IBFAN hopes that the new WHO statement will prompt policy makers to bring in legislation to control marketing of feeding products for infants and young children.

Companies selling products for infants and young children, spend more than 30 % of their overall costs on advertising and marketing, according to the Vietnam Ministry of Finance in 2010, in a survey following a price - hike of about 10 %.

The «buyer beware» approach of «free market» ideology may be justified when it comes to what adults put into their bodies, but surely products for infant and young child feeding should be treated differently.

Not exact matches

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.

This is the first place health professionals should go for truly independent information on infant and young child feeding and analysis of products on the market.

It also ensures that follow - on formula products intended for infants 6 - 12 months of age and young children 1 - 3 years of age are clearly distinguishable from infant formula products to prevent against consumer confusion that can lead to follow - on formula being inappropriately passed - off as infant formula.»

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;

Patti Rundall, Co-Chair of IBFAN says: «Follow - up formula imarketing has done much harm to infant and young child health and survival — all over the world the companies have used all manner of tactics to promote these expensive products as essential for health, using claims, idealisation, gifts, samples and advertising.

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 chilYoung 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 chilyoung children;

Inform Government agencies, health professionals and the public of issues relating to the Code and WHA resolutions — Bring attention to the extent and consequences of the promotion of breastmilk substitutes and commercial infant and young child feeding products for the health and wellbeing of all children through on - going monitoring and reporting.

IBFAN will continue to call for all formulas marketed for infants and young children (0 - 36 months) to be included in one standard that must: state clearly that infant formula can be used after 12 months and that other products are not necessary; ensure that product composition does not compromise child health; specify that marketing is strictly controlled according to the International Code of Marketing of Breastmilk Substitutes and subsequent relevant WHA resolutions.

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.

Baby Milk Action comment: UNICEF's Legal Officer confirmed long ago in response to a request for clarification on contact with the public from Baby Milk Action: «Article 5.5 of the Code states quite clearly that the marketing personnel of companies manufacturing products within the scope of the Code, in their business capacity, «should not seek direct or indirect contact of any kind with pregnant women or with mothers of infant and young children.»

Health Canada should implement policies that there should be no participation in policy development for infant and young child nutrition by those who are employed by the infant food products industries, those who receive research funds or other benefits from these industries.

«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,» adding that the current rules on baby food ensure products are formulated in a way that limits the amount of salt, saturated fat and sugars.

Malang Fofana, the head of the Gambia delegation, expressed the concerns of many saying, «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.

Donations of infant formula and other powdered milk products are often made, whilst experience with past emergencies has shown that without proper assessment of needs, an excessive quantity of milk products for feeding infants and young children are often provided, to the detriment of their well - being.