CLICK HERE https://agroecology-appg.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/Why-should-the-Precautionary-Principle-be-preserved-APPG-Briefing-in-support-of-amendments-66-112-113-March-2018.pdf Why should the Precautionary Principle be preserved, post-Brexit? What is the Precautionary Principle? The Rio Declaration (1992) states that: Where there are threats of serious or irreversible damage, lack of full scientific certainty shall not be used…
MPs fail to retain the Precautionary Principle –
MPs fail to retain the Precautionary Principle. What does it mean for baby food marketing ? Tonight UK MPs voted against a new clause that would have ensured that important environmental protection would continue after Brexit Exit Day. The characteristic feature of…
Why ‘No Deal’ would be a disaster for human health
Why ‘No Deal’ would be a disaster for human health While EU Legislation on baby food marketing fails to meet WHO marketing requirements on several important areas (1) in terms of food safety and Human Rights, EU laws are some…
EFSA’s faulty consultation on the age of introduction of baby foods closes.
Stop press: I will be attending the Open Plenary of the Panel on Nutrition, Novel Foods and Food Allergens on 3 July 2019 from 9 am to 3.30 pm where the draft opinion and the technical report addressing the comments…
The President of Ireland, Michael D. Higgins and Mrs Sabina Higgins to attend screening of Tigers whistleblower film
Irish Examiner A standing ovation and rapturous applause greeted Syed Aamir Raza, as he joined the panel of experts, following a recent private screening of the emotive and powerful movie Tigers. The Last word with Matt Cooper Jen…
EU Legislation and global trade
Although EU Legislation on baby food marketing fails to meet WHO marketing requirements, in terms of food safety, the Precautionary Principle and the EU charter of Fundamental Rights, EU laws are important and stronger than many. World Trade Organisation (WTO) rules in…
Why ‘No Deal’ would be a disaster for human health.
Baby Milk Action supporters will be aware that EU Legislation on baby food marketing fails to meet WHO marketing requirements However in terms of food safety and Human Rights, EU laws are some of the world’s strongest and at Codex…
EU clamps down on misclassification of Foods for Special Medical Purposes
Commission Notice on the classification of Food for SpecialMedical Purposes (FSMP) (2017/C 401/01) CLICK HERE This is an important new document issued by the European ‘College’ – EU Institutions, bodies, offices and Agencies and the European Commission. This is a…
Tell your MP what UK trade priorities should be post Brexit
URGENT ACTION NEEDED: Trade Bill – Discussions on post Brexit trade deals have already started and SUSTAIN is encouraging people to write to their MP to make sure concerned that British people and our MPs will all have a say in…
England, NI and Wales: Improvement Notices introduced today to enforce EU formula and baby food marketing rules – companies face criminal charges for non compliance
Baby Milk Action press release 20 July 2016 The UK Government and devolved authorities have today introduced Statutory Instruments updating formula and baby food marketing laws in line with new EU regulations. Although the Regulations fall far short of international minimum standards repeatedly…
Consultations – Codex, WHO, UN, UK etc
2024 Online consultation: 2025-2030 World Health Assembly global maternal, infant and young child nutrition targets and proposal for process indicators Response from Baby Milk Action. Deadline of submission: 21 June 2024 https://www.who.int/news-room/articles-detail/online-consultation-2025-2030-world-health-assembly-global-maternal-infant-and-young-child-nutrition-targets-and-proposal-for-process-indicators FAO Consultations Food and Agriculture Organisation(FAO)…
Brexit and what it means for our work protecting infant and young child health
Click here to download this briefing as a pdf file. The UK has now voted in the referendum on its membership of the European Union (EU). There are pros and cons to any decision and one so momentous for the…
IMPORTANT OPPORTUNITY TO IMPROVE EU LEGISLATION
IMPORTANT OPPORTUNITY TO PROTECT CHILD HEALTH CLICK HERE TO LISTEN TO THE DEBATE that starts around 1 hour and 53 minutes after the start: On Monday 21st December there was an important debate in the European Parliament’s Environment, Public Health…
Background to the EU Legislation on baby foods and formulas
Since 1981 when the International Code of Marketing of Breast-milk Substitutes (IC) was adopted at the World Health Assembly, the European Parliament has called for its adoption as an EU Directive. All EU Member States (MS) have endorsed the International…
The Commission’s weak proposals on baby food and formula acts are out
The EU Commission’s proposals for new legislation covering the composition and marketing of baby foods and formulas have been sent to the European Parliament’s Environment, Public Health and Food Safety Committee (ENVI) I will post comments and a guide very soon…
IBFAN speaking at UN Working Group on TNCs and human rights
Camille Selleger, IBFAN -GIFA making an oral presentation on General Comments in Geneva FNALGIFA Oral Statement_PANEL_V_CONTENT_ETOs UN Open-ended intergovernmental working group (OEIWG) on Transnational Corporations (TNCs) and other business enterprises with respect to human rights, is meeting in UN Geneva…
More useful links on the risks of free trade deals (TTIP and TPP)
More useful links on the risks of free trade deals (TTIP and TPP) The Consequences of Free Trade Useful 11 minute film published by teleSURon 18th June: CLICK HERE Richard Seymour picks apart the controversial deal, and harshly criticizes the international media…
new proposals for EU Regulations on Formulas and baby foods
IBFAN BFLG comment 27.2.15.2 IBFAN and the Baby Feeding Law Group is mounting a campaign to change some new Commission Proposals for revised regulations on formulas and baby foods. 4 Working Documents are being discussed this week in Brussels. IBFAN believes…
Comment defending the Institute for Trade, Standards and Sustainable Development, Inc. (ITSSD)
Comment posted to my blog The comment given below was posted to my Blog, Stop TTIP – the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership by someone calling themselves ‘Informed Counsel’ and giving their URL as http://www.itssd.org/. ITSSD is the Institute for Trade, Standards and…
EU and UK legislation: monitoring baby food marketing in the UK
For extra useful information relating to the UK visit First Steps Nutrition Trust and the Baby Feeding Law Group The laws governing marketing of infant formula and follow-on formulas can be found here: July 2023 Retained EU Law (REUL) Act…
European Parliament to vote on new regulations on baby food marketing
European Parliament to vote New regulations on baby food marketing The European Parliament will vote today on regulations that will cover legislation on baby foods and formulas in all EU Member States. CLICK HERE for a Background Briefing CLICK HERE…
MEPs warn of sweet baby milks and call for stricter marketing rules
Press release 15 June 2012 The vote on the European Parliament’s Report on the Commission proposal for a Regulation on Food for infants & young children and for special medical purposes took place on 14 June in Strasbourg http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sed/speeches.do http://www.babymilkaction.org/archives/750 European…
One time chance to stop misleading information to parents: Vote in EU Parliament on 14th June
CLICK HERE FOR THE ONE PAGE BRIEFING CLICK HERE FOR MY BLOG BEFORE AND AFTER THE ENVI COMMITTEE MEETING CLICK HERE FOR THE POINT BY POINT IBFAN BRIEFING Click here for the recording of the debate that just happened. http://www.nutraingredients.com/content/view/print/646768 One time chance…
MEPs call for stricter marketing and safety controls
Thank you to everyone who supported our efforts to change the way that EU legislation is made – making it more transparent, accountable and protective of child health. MEPs in the European Parliament’s Environment, Public Health and Food Safety Committee (ENVI) voted…
WHO Executive Board Meeting: Biennial Reporting on the International Code under threat
WHO Executive Board Meeting, 3 February 2020 – 8 February 2020, WHO Headquarters, Geneva Event website WEBCAST HERE SEE Press release HERE IBFAN made interventions on Maternal, Infant and Young Child Nurition (Agenda Item 18 see Friday pm webcast…
Comments on WHO’s High Level Commission
Consultation on the draft report of the WHO Independent High-level Commission on NCDs (Deadline: 16 May 2018) Baby Milk Action/IBFAN UK comments on this consultation (PDF or page down for full text) While this draft report contains some useful observations, these…