IBFAN will be attending the 49th session of the Codex Labelling Committee in Ottawa, Canada in May to address items that affect maternal and young child health, please help us contact Codex delegates to encourage them to read our statement
In response to calls from WHO Member States, IBFAN, ILCA and health advocates about the recent crisis of contaminated commercial formulas, WHO and the FAO have begun the process to update their risk assessments and scientific advice
With parents’ trust in commercial food systems eroded, the global network IBFAN will urge governments at WHO’s Executive Board meeting in Geneva to take the lead and ensure that families are better protected
Recalls expose serious failures in the production, regulation and marketing of powdered formula, highlighting the need to strengthen breastfeeding.
Soon after the ByHeart recall of its Powdered Infant Formulas (PIF) in the USA because of risk of Clostridium botulinum contamination, 60+ countries have recalled specific batches of Nestlé’s infant, follow-on, pre-term… Read More »Nestlé’s credibility questioned as formulas recalled in 60+ countries over contamination risk
In a new resolution, Member States agreed to expand the provisions of the International Code of Marketing of Breast-milk Substitutes (the Code) to tackle the digital marketing of formula milk and baby foods.
The 78th World Health Assembly (WHA78)will be on the 19 -24 May, 2025, gathering almost 200 Ministers of Health in Geneva, at Palais des Nations. As every year it has been an important moment to review and planning the main public health priorities the world are facing.
In the face of the budgetary and political crisis following the USA withdrawal from WHO, the EB 156 remained strong in its core constitutional purpose to help governments protect the health of all citizens and recommended forwarding a Draft Resolution on regulating the digital marketing of breast-milk substitutes.
Brazil is leading countries like Mexico, Norway, Lesotho lead initiative to curb abusive digital marketing practices targeting breastmilk substitutes.
January 15, 2025 (Updated January 29, 2025) More about this session: 20-24 January 2025 – Ahead of the 156th session of the WHO Executive Board (Geneva,… Read More »IBFAN PARTICIPATES IN THE SERIES OF POLICY DEBATES HOSTED BY THE GENEVA GLOBAL HEALTH HUB (G2H2) – AHEAD OF WHO EB 156
IBFAN warned that without extra safeguards, the new Codex Guidelines would open the door to commercial exploitation. A few weeks later, Patrick Begley of the Sidney Morning Herald exposed how an Australian corporation Little Etoile handed out formula in Vietnam as an “Act of Love”
The Global Plastics treaty failed to reach a consensus in Busan, Republic of Korea. The day before, the CAC47, the WHO/FAO global food standards setting body, ended its meeting in Geneva
The harm caused by manufacturers of sweet processed baby foods is at last being exposed and prompting calls for transparency and regulation.
IBFAN – the global citizens network that has been protecting child health since 1979, has been attending Codex Nutrition meetings since 1995 when the World Trade Organisation (WTO) was established and was mandated to refer to Codex Standards in trade disputes.
The 44th Session of the Committee on Nutrition and Foods for Special Dietary Uses will be held in Dresden Germany on 2 – 6 October 2024. The Plenary discussions as well as the physical working group meetings will be broadcast live
During the 77th WHA, Member States and Civil Society Organizations got together to highlight the concerning rise of aggressive digital marketing of breastmilk substitutes, shedding light on its pervasive and misleading impact
The 77th WHA is being held in Geneva, Switzerland, on 27 May – 1 June 2024. 27 countries will table a Resolution on Digital marketing of baby foods at the 78th WHA.
At WHO’s Executive Board (EB) meeting in its Geneva HQ last week, the many serious emergencies caused by conflicts and climate events were on everyone’s minds. IBFAN’s role was, once more, to remind everyone of the importance of addressing conflicts of interest and safeguarding and supporting women who want to breastfeed
Protection of breastfeeding throughout all WHO local offices – especially from new strategies such as digital marketing that is out of control. WHO has a key role in ensuring policy coherence in WTO and Codex trade rules.
2024 is a reporting year for Maternal, Infant and Young Child Nutrition so Digital Marketing will be discussed under the “Healthier Populations” agenda item. With so many serious emergencies caused by conflicts
We are a global network which has worked tirelessly to combat misleading commercial promotion and protect breastfeeding, a vital pillar for children’s well-being.
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