George Clooney questioned over role in advertising 'widely boycotted' Nestlé.

People have complained to us about George Clooney, actor and human rights campaigner, appearing in advertisements for Nestlé coffee. Gaining...

August promotion ending shortly

Tomorrow is the last day of our August promotion so take advantage of this great opportunity. Order before the end of August and enter the p...

Learning from the ice-cream wars

What can we learn from ice cream? I sometimes cite Nestlé's ice-cream war with Unilever when people question why Nestlé has not yet give...

Wyeth SMA soya formula promotion shows need for independent information

We're starting to get reports of advertisements in Wyeth's £3 million promotion for its SMA brand of formulas in the UK. Look out f...

News from our partners in Cameroon

A few years ago Baby Milk Action was contacted by health campaigners in Cameroon in an organisation called Cameroon Link. They became aware ...

Yes to information - no to propaganda

I wrote earlier this week about criticism of the baby food industry in the Philippines by the Department of Health, UNICEF and the World Hea...

Breastfeeding calendar 2008 - order now to receive a free gift

This is to inform you about some developments with Baby Milk Action's on-line Virtual Shop and website. First up, the IBFAN Breastfeedin...

False claims on infant formula bared

The media in the Philippines has picked up on the joint press release from health agencies there, which I wrote about yesterday. See: http:/...

Industry offensive criticised in the Philippines

It was not only in the UK that Wyeth (makers of SMA formula) was on the offensive during World Breastfeeding Week . The company, which is ab...

Wyeth/SMA prepares for £3 million UK campaign

Wyeth/SMA is following the news that the Advertising Standards Authority is not even going to investigate its recent promotion in OK! celeb...

Emergencies in Iraq and Peru

We have received reports of free formula being distributed in Iraq and have raised this with the UK authorities and partners. News just in i...

Now Aptamil promotes in a celebrity magazine

News of more formula promotion in a celebrity magazine in the UK. The Baby Feeding Law Group monitoring project we coordinate began to recor...

ASA will not investigate SMA promotion in OK! Magazine

The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has replied to Baby Milk Action regarding our complaint over the Wyeth/SMA formula promotion in O...

Where is the proof?

Can you trust Baby Milk Action to tell the truth? There are two answers to this question. The first is : YES! The second is : Look to the ev...

Which infant formula is the best?

UPDATE 3 February 2010 : In response to some of the comments on this post, I have produced a short online film with information which I hope...