Governments should govern, and corporations should follow the rules

The latest edition of SCN News contains an article written by myself and Patti Rundall, our Policy Director, with this title. See page 51 of...

The Conflicts of Interest Coalition - protecting health right now in New York

Baby Milk Action recently formed the Conflict of Interest (COI) Coalition, bringing together - so far - over 140 international networks and ...

Over 140,000 people call for United Nations to protect, promote and support breastfeeding and appropriate information

The UN Secretary General, Ban KI-moon, is today announcing a worldwide campaign to save the lives of 16 million mothers and children over th...

Baby Milk Action Update 42 newsletter

You can download our latest newsletter as a pdf file by clicking here: http://www.babymilkaction.org/pdfs/update42.pdf Here's the overvi...

Interview on Nestlé's UN Global Compact cover up

I recently gave an interview to a Sheffield Live! radio station as part of an international student initiative in the build up to the next G...

April Fool: the American Academy of Pediatrics is not really cutting its links with formula companies

Did you see the apparent press release from the American Academy of Pediatricians (AAP) stating that the US body would no longer accept spon...

SNP pledges action on companies promoting complementary foods for use at too young an age

In 1994 the World Health Assembly adopted a Resolution stating that complementary feeding should be fostered from about 6 months of age. Exc...

Who is setting the global health agenda?

We have a new addition to our on-line Virtual Shop. It is called Global Health Watch 2 and is an alternative world health report. Our Policy...

Companies see profits in melamine contamination worries

The scandal of formula and other products contaminated with melamine in China, which resulted in 4 deaths and 54,000 babies hospitalized, wa...

Latest victory gets us nowhere

This is a recurring story. Brazil has one of the most effective systems regulating baby food marketing and breastfeeding rates have increase...

Do we need a World TNC Regulatory Authority?

As companies grow ever larger it becomes harder for governments to regulate them. If a company misbehaves in a country, the government may b...

Three things to do on World Food Day 2008

Today is World Food Day. Here are three things to do to celebrate. 1) Order our 2009 breastfeeding calendar - there can be no food more loca...

Enterobacter Sakazakii found in Sanlu formula in China

I wrote recently here about the worryingly common occurrence of formula being contaminated . While the case of melamine in formula in China,...

Nestle and other chocolate companies failing to act on plan to end child slavery

A couple of years ago I interviewed Bama Athreya, Director of the International Labour Rights Forum (ILRF) regarding Nestlé and child slaver...

UK Government to be quizzed by UN Committee on its failure to act on formula marketing

As part of our UK campaign we have submitted reports to the United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child. This reviews how well gover...

New World Health Assembly Resolution - WHA 61.48

It was the World Health Assembly last week and a working group presented text on Infant and Young Child Nutrition for adoption. The Assembly...

New law for Saudi Arabia

Tomorrow a new law comes into force in Saudi Arabia implementing the World Health Assembly marketing requirements for baby foods. According ...

European Union may act over corporate lobbying

Today PR Week is reporting of possible action by the European Union for greater transparency on businesses lobbying it. Baby Milk Action is ...

Infant feeding courses in India

I have received the following announcement from colleagues in India. Certified Course on “Infant and Young Child Feeding Counselling Special...

How can we stop corporations abusing human rights?

What to do about companies that break national laws and international standards while demonstrating contempt for the systems that are suppos...