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Aug 01 2021

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BMS Code 40th Anniversary

40 years ago, the world acted to eliminate the inappropriate and harmful marketing of breastmilk substitutes. With partners around the world, Alive & Thrive is marking this important anniversary with a variety of insightful articles and materials. Learn more on our BMS Code page.

Handout

May 28 2021

Timeline of the International Code of the Marketing of Breastmilk Substitutes

This timeline presents key dates in the development and implementation of the International Code of the Marketing of Breastmilk Substitutes. 

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.

Report

May 25 2021

Don't Push It: Why the formula milk industry must clean up its act

"It is the forgotten issue of our time, a problem that most people thought had gone away with the Nestlé boycott of the 1970s and 1980s," write the authors of this 2018 report from Save the Children.

 
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