Contaminated baby milk is not just a Chinese problem

I wrote on Monday about the tragedy in China where over a thousand babies have become ill and two have died because of contamination in the ...

Formula deaths in China are no reason for Western gloating

You have probably seen coverage of the contaminated formula in China. This is from the Boston Herald: http://www.bostonherald.com/business/g...

The first choice to count on for infant feeding?

Ho, ho, ho. These marketing people, eh? Legally, in the UK, companies have not been able to claim that their formula is 'closer to breas...

Wyeth increases SMA formula promotion following new marketing law's introduction

I wrote yesterday of the evidence we have sent to the UK government panel reviewing the effectiveness of the Infant Formula and Follow-on Fo...

Heinz demonstrates its contempt for parents, facts and the law with its 'Nurture' formula launch

If you are in the UK you may have witnessed the strategy that Heinz has used for launching and promoting its new Nurture infant formula. It ...

New UK formula marketing regulations prompt MORE advertising, not less

The UK Government has convened a panel to review the effectiveness of the Infant Formula and Follow-on Formula Regulations which have been u...

Nestlé video distributed in the UK in breach of the law - for three years and counting

A few years ago, Chris Sidgwick (known to readers of this blog for a highly inaccurate article on Nestlé and attempts to persuade health wor...