CLICK HERE  for BBC report CLICK HERE http://www.aljazeera.com/news/middleeast/2014/06/yemen-breastfeeding-challenge-2014622122259886759.html27 I watched the report on BBC 1 News on Tuesday  20th September – it will be repeated at the weekend). The report  highlighted the terrible situation in the Yemen due to the …

http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2016/08/07/justin-trudeau-spohie-breastfeeding-week_n_11377548.html Justin Trudeau Shares Photo Of Sophie And Hadrien For World Breastfeeding Week The Huffington Post Canada  |  By Angelyn Francis http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2016/08/07/justin-trudeau-spohie-breastfeeding-week_n_11377548.html Posted: 08/07/2016 5:07 pm EDT The Prime Minister’s Office confirmed the photo shared by the prime minister’s Twitter…

See our presentation on this topic. British Medical Journal: Paediatricians criticise college survey on links with formula milk firms BMJ 2016; 354 doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmj.i4555 (Published 17 August 2016) Cite this as: BMJ 2016;354:i4555 Paediatricians campaigning for their royal college to…

Some evidence on the impact of marketing on infant feeding decisions None of this is in any particular order yet – sorry   A rapid evidence assessment Does marketing of commercially available complementary foods affect infant and young child feeding? Commissioned by the World…

The  All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) at the House of Commons on 5th July, chaired by Alison Thewliss MP,  featured Sally Etheridge’s moving and informative  presentation about inequalities, food banks and breastfeeding.  With corporations keen present themselves as agents for good, there…

Baby Milk Action has decided not to publish a position on Brexit, but here’s a short summary of my personal view. With just one day to go before the vote tomorrow, its shocking that  most of the debate has revolved around…

We are all devastated by the awful news of the murder of Jo Cox  MP (nee Leadbeater) on Thursday, 16th June.  Baby Milk Action has a lot to thank her for. Obituaries: Click here Click Here Jo was political advisor to Glenys Kinnock when…

22nd June  Evidence Live Conference   Centre for Evidence Based Medicine/BMJ/University of Oxford.   I will be joining Prof Talukder for a session on Conflicts of Interest in Global Nutrition Research -still some tickets left for this conference 22-24th June

Stop Press Following the meeting in June the Commission has started a consultation with Member States (MS) asking several key question (see DH BULLETIN – Follow-up questions to the Commission Working Group on hea…     about their views on whether claims…

28th May 2016:  Straight after the adoption of the  Resolution WHA 69.9    Guidance on ending the inappropriate marketing of foods for infants and young children WHA 69/7 Add 1 Also adopted was the very worrying WHA 69.10   Above from…

IBFAN NCD_GCM_statement WHO Engagement With Outside Actors: Delegates Tight-Lipped, Civil Society Worried  24/05/2016 BY CATHERINE SAEZ, INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY WATCH Is Jamie Oliver’s food revolution a marketing tool or a public health campaign?http://www.thenewsminute.com/article/jamie-oliver%E2%80%99s-food-revolution-marketing-tool-or-public-health-campaign-43685 Whose health_ article Lhotska Gupta Whose health?  The crucial negotiations…

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2016-05-05/nestl-s-sugar-empire-is-on-a-health-kick Nestlé Wants to Sell You Both Sugary Snacks and Diabetes Pills Take two Butterfingers and call me in the morning. May 5, 2016 Matthew Campbell  MattCampbel  Corinne Gretler  gretlerc   Reprints 

EFSA and the revolving door.   http://corporateeurope.org/efsa/2016/04/telling-mistake April 29th 2016 EFSA A telling mistake Restrictions imposed on new Communications director at the EU Food Safety Authority are absurd and betray original hiring mistake Ms Barbara Gallani, who will become EFSA’s Director…

Some really worrying news:  Last month the EU Parliament voted in favour of  the  Trade Secrets Protection Directive  – that harmonises the rules on the protection of trade secrets.   If this approved by the EU Council will be binding on all…

Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health AGM, 27th April, Liverpool  STOP PRESS  BMJ 19th April 2016 bmj.i2221.full BMJ 29th April 2016   bmj.i2459.29.4.16 Tony Waterson’s Blog CLICK HERE The vote  on the following Motion was passed just now.   The implications will…

Civil Society FENSA Statement April 2016-1 WHO Member States have been negotiating a proposal for a Framework of Engagement with Non-State Actors  (covering WHO’s  interactions with NGOs, Businesses Philanthropic Foundations and Academic institutions.)  Another open-ended meeting of WHO Member States starts…

Member States will meet TOMORROW  (8th April) to discuss  a Draft Resolution and a Revised Guidance on Inappropriate Promotion of baby Food (with call-in capability for those not in Geneva)   Please share IBFAN’s suggestions for changes with your government. We think that they will…

After the Sugar Tax success, Jamie Oliver  turns his attention to Breastfeeding CLICK HERE for  Jamie Oliver’s interview on LBC – taking after the announcement of the SUGAR TAX  – about his next focus – Breastfeeding. https://audioboom.com/boos/4314325-jamie-oliver-won-the-sugar-tax-debate-and-has-new-campaign-breastfeeding CLICK HERE for the…

Could your  Health Visitor win the 2016 Julie Crawford Award for Breastfeeding Support? Nominations are now OPEN The Baby Feeding Law Group is seeking nominations for the Julie Crawford Award for Breastfeeding Support. Nominations must be sent to Baby Milk Action (BFLG Secretariat)…

Convention on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women calls for the protection of breastfeeding. 4th March 2016   Baby Milk Action and all IBFAN groups support the IBFAN-GIFA office in its work with the various human rights treaty bodies that meet…