Booklet

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

16 May 21
Author(s)WHO
Topic(s): BMS Code, Breastfeeding
Location: Global
Language(s): English
Audience: Employers, Health and service providers, Policy makers and legislators
Organization: WHO
Programs: Policy advocacy
Category: About the Code
BMS Code cover
BMS Code cover
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    The International Code of the Marketing of Breastmilk Substitutes 128.02 KB
    Code international de commercialisation des substituts du lait materne 37.4 KB
    Code international de commercialisation des substituts du lait maternel 72.07 KB

Adopted in 1981, this is the original text of the International Code of the Marketing of Breast-milk Substitutes. The aim of this Code is to contribute to the provision of safe and adequate nutrition for infants, by the protection and promotion of breast-feeding, and by ensuring the proper use of breast-milk substitutes, when these are necessary, on the basis of adequate information and through appropriate marketing and distribution.

 
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