Brief

May 16 2021

Bangladesh BMS Act cover

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

Presentation

May 16 2021

Inappropriate promotion of Japanese formula products in Southeast Asia countries

This slidedeck highlights the findings of a survey of violations of the BMS Code by Japanese companies across Southeast Asia. The survey was conducted by the Southeast Asia office of Alive & Thrive in 2018.

Journal article

May 16 2021

The impact of marketing of breast milk substitutes (BMS) on WHO-recommended breastfeeding practices

In this research article published in Food and Nutrition Bulletin in 2015, Ellen Piwoz and Sandra Huffman show that adoption of stricter regulatory frameworks coupled with independent, quantitative monitoring and compliance enforcement are needed to counter the impacts of formula ma

Guide/Manual, Job aid

May 13 2021

Code Monitoring Kit

This kit contains a manual and a set of 9 forms for NGOs and government authorities to monitor the International Code of Marketing of Breastmilk Substitutes, relevant WHA resolutions and the Guidance on ending the inappropriate promotion of foods for infants and young children.

Brief

May 07 2021

World Health Assembly Resolution on the Inappropriate Promotion of Foods for Infants and Young Children

This policy brief helps country governments, non-governmental organizations and private companies understand and adopt the World Health Organization Guidance on Ending the Inappropriate Promotion of Foods for Infants and Young Children.

Video

May 06 2021

Webinar series on the WHO Code and global guidance on marketing infant foods

This excellent series from Helen Keller International's ARCH Nutrition, published in 2017, begins with an overview of the World Health Organization’s International Code of Marketing of Breast-milk Substitutes and the history of its implementation since adoption by the World Health Assembly in 198

 
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