Marketing and Promotion of Infant Formula in Developing Countries: Hearings Before the Subcommittee on International Economic Policy and Trade of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, House of Representatives, Ninety-sixth Congress, Second Session, January 30 and February 11, 1980U.S. Government Printing Office, 1980 - 184 pages |
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Page 112 - WHO/UNICEF and other organizations should be responsible for encouraging regional and national workshops for the promotion of appropriate infant and young child feeding. Promotion and support of appropriate and timely complementary feeding (weaning) practices with the use of local food resources Food complementary to breast milk will need to be introduced by 4-6 months; when the nutrition of the mother is poor and/or environmental conditions are unfavourable, it may often need to be introduced earlier....
Page 82 - FDA's policy concerning Laetrile is evident from Senate Subcommittee hearings on the Commissioner's 1977 ruling. See Hearing before the Subcommittee on Health and Scientific Research of the Senate Committee on Human Resources, 95th Cong, 1st Sess (1977).
Page 118 - There should be an international code of marketing of infant formula and other products used as breastmilk substitutes.
Page 9 - ... meeting and the recommendations contained in this report or with any agreed international code . Facilities of the health care system should never be used for the promotion of artificial feeding. Therefore, advertising or promotional distribution of samples of breastmilk substitutes through health service channels should not be allowed. Artificial feeding should not be openly demonstrated in health facilities. No personnel paid by companies producing or selling breastmilk substitutes should be...
Page 8 - WHO/UNICEF are requested to organize the process for its preparation, with the involvement of all concerned parties, in order to reach a conclusion as soon as possible. Monitoring of marketing practices is recommended. Usually this will be done under government auspices. Advertising councils and industry, consumer and professional groups can make an important contribution. There should be no marketing or availability of infant formula or weaning foods in a country...
Page 119 - ... in accord with the national code or legislation if these exist, or, in their absence, with the spirit of the meeting and the recommendations contained in this report or with any agreed international code . Facilities of the health care system should never be used for the promotion of artificial feeding. Therefore, advertising or promotional distribution of samples of breastmilk substitutes through health service channels should not be allowed. Artificial feeding should not be openly demonstrated...
Page 118 - There should be no sales promotion, including promotional advertising* to the public of products to be used as breastmilk substitutes or bottle-fed supplements and feeding bottles . Promotion to health personnel should be restricted to factual and ethical information.
Page 8 - Advertising councils and industry, consumer and professional groups can make an important contribution. "•This includes the use of mass media and other forms of advertising directly to the mother or general public, designed to increase sales of breastmilk substitutes, to the detriment of breastfeeding.
Page 118 - Appropriate marketing and distribution of infant formula and weaning foods The government of each country has the responsibility to promote coherent food and nutrition policies which should give special attention to mothers, infants and children. These policies should emphasize the preservation of breastfeeding and the implementation of appropriate nutritional guidance (calendrier nutritionel).
Page 110 - Support through the health services Health service staff must play a critical role in the initiation, establishment and maintenance of breastfeeding and should ensure that the mother has a source of sustained support for as long as breastfeeding continues, and thus health workers should be well informed and provide consistent information. A baby who is not breastfed should receive special attention from the health care system. Adequate instructions for the use of infant foods as well as warnings...