International Code of Marketing of Breast-Milk Substitutes.

• August 31, 2021

As just about every expert agrees, breast milk beats formula on every score, from the health of the baby to out-of-pocket costs. But that hasn’t stopped formula makers from pushing their products, cutting deeply into breastfeeding rates around the world. Their current practices include using Covid-19 as a scare tactic: “Hey Mama, Now’s the …

Covid-19, Health and Population, Human Rights

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Universal Breast-Feeding Goals Blocked by Industry, UN Report Suggests

Dulcie Leimbach

• June 14, 2016

Although more countries have been passing laws to promote and to protect breast-feeding, the breast-milk substitutes industry continues to present a formidable challenge to achieving universal breast-feeding goals, a new report by United Nations agencies and a large advocacy group reveals. The laggards? Some of the richest regions in the world. Europe, for example, …