Brief

May 25 2021

WHO/UNICEF Note on Cross Promotion

The International Code of Marketing of Breast-milk Substitutes prohibits the promotion of breast-milk substitutes to the general public.

Report

May 25 2021

Milking It: Portfolio of resources from Changing Markets

These three reports, part of Changing Markets' Access to Nutrition Campaign, look at the lack of scientific support for infant milks.

Booklet

May 16 2021

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The International Code of the Marketing of Breastmilk Substitutes - Original Recommendation

Adopted in 1981, this is the original text of the International Code of the Marketing of Breast-milk Substitutes.

Brief

May 16 2021

Bangladesh BMS Act briefs

Implementing the Breast-Milk Substitutes Act in Bangladesh: Guidance for employers, media and health administrators

These three briefs, published in 2021, explain the Bangladesh Breast-Milk Substitutes Act and what specific stakeholders - company owners, health administrators and the media -  need to know about it.

Brief

May 16 2021

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The Bangladesh Breastmilk Substitutes (BMS) Act

This policy brief summarizes the key provisions of the Bangladesh Breastmilk Substitutes, Infant Foods, Commercially Manufactured Complementary Foods, and the Accessories Thereof (Regulation of Marketing) Act (the Bangladesh BMS Act), which was adopted by Parliament in 2013 and sup

Report

May 16 2021

The baby brands turning Indonesian Instagram into free formula ads

In this in-depth investigative report, the Bureau of Investigative Journalism documents how multinational baby formula companies, such as Nestlé and Danone, are using social media to market to consumers in South East Asia in ways that raise serious concerns they may violate the BMS Code. 

 
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