This paper is well worth reading as evidence of the continued violations of the International Code by infant formula manufacturers -
Becker GE, Zambrano P, Ching C, Cashin J, Burns A, Policarpo E, Datu-Sanguyo J, Mathisen, R.
Global evidence of persistent violations of the International Code of Marketing of Breast-milk Substitutes: A systematic scoping review. Maternal & Child Nutrition. 2022;n/a(n/a):e13335.
https://doi.org/10.1111/mcn.13335<https://eur03.safelinks.protection.out...
Highlights
· Exposure to inappropriate marketing continues across the world in health systems, public spaces, points of sale, media, emergency programs, and direct to mothers.
* Studies have documented the emergence of products and marketing practices designed to circumvent the Code.
* Labeling and health and nutrition claims were found that were misleading, inaccurate, and in breach of the Code.
* Evidence of marketing through social media and other digital platforms has increased over time.
* Future research, guidance, and policies would benefit from an accessible central repository of comprehensive and comparable measurement tools and evidence.
Tony Waterston
CHIFA profile: Tony Waterston is a retired consultant paediatrician who worked mainly in the community in Newcastle upon Tyne, UK. He spent 6 years working in Zambia and Zimbabwe and directed the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health Diploma in Palestinian Child Health teaching programme in the occupied Palestinian territories. He was an Editor of the Journal of Tropical Pediatrics and is on the Executive Committee of the International Society for Social Pediatrics. His academic interests are child poverty, advocacy for child health and children's rights. He is currently the lead moderator of CHIFA (HIFA's sister forum on child health and rights). He is also a member of the HIFA Steering Group.
Tony.Waterston AT newcastle.ac.uk
