Breastfeeding reduces cancer risks says expert report

"It's best for mothers to breastfeed exclusively for up to 6 months and then add other liquids and foods. Strong evidence shows th...

Synchronised breastfeeding world record provisional results

You may have seen that 8 November is Guinness World Records Day. It is a promotional event for the famous book, encouraging people to have a...

Wyeth/SMA television ad still running in the UK as we await action from the ASA

A while ago I wrote about the Wyeth television advertisement in the UK promoting the brand name through a father making promises to his part...

Little time left to strengthen the UK formula law

We have submitted a report to the UK government consultation on revising the Infant Formula and Follow-on Formula Regulations on behalf of t...

IBFAN Africa awards Gambian community support work

There are over 50 groups in the African region of the International Baby Food Action Network (IBFAN). They monitor the baby food industry an...

Learning from free lunches in Minnesota

A fascinating news story comes to my attention via the International Baby Food Action Network (IBFAN), which has a working group on industry...

Bringing up Baby

A controversial baby care programme has been showing on Channel 4 in the UK. It is called Bringing up Baby. This is the blurb. See: http://w...

Changing laws to better protect breastfeeding and infants fed on formula is in the news

Several media reports of note over the past few days. A news item in the British Medical Journal on our report on the need to strengthen the...

Who owns Lansinoh and are they Code compliant?

A question that comes up from time to time is who owns Lansinoh, a brand of nipple cream and does it comply with the International Code of M...

Will the UK Government deliver on its claimed commitment to tackling obesity through breastfeeding?

A new UK report was launched by the Government Office for Science this week. The report is called 'Tackling Obesities: Future Choices...

Nestle Chief, Peter Brabeck, wins another award - for bad practice

News comes from Germany that Nestlé Chairman and out-going Chief Executive, Peter Brabeck-Letmathé, has received an award! It is one of a gr...

Philippines Health Secretary says protecting public health came above narrow trade interests in Supreme Court victory

Today the Department of Health, UNICEF and WHO held a joint press conference. There is a report on the Balita website at: http://news.balita...

Football star Theo Walcott in The Times supporting breastfeeding

The Times on Saturday ran a story about the young footballer Theo Walcott and his support for breastfeeding. You can read the article at: ht...

How was protection for infant health in the Philippines achieved?

This is a story with pictures about the ruling by the Philippines Supreme Court on the Department of Health's marketing regulations, as ...

Philippines court ruling: who is behind the headlines?

Something peculiar happened with the media reporting of the Supreme Court ruling on baby milk marketing regulations in the Philippines. The ...