Unicef and WHO back proposed infant formula law

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Unicef and WHO back proposed infant formula law

By The Nation

 

UNICEF, the United Nations agency for child welfare, and the World Health Organisation have voiced support for a new law to control the marketing of infant formula in Thailand.

 

In response to recent reports on the proposed legislation on the control of Marketing of Breast-milk Substitutes (BMS) in Thailand, being considered by the National Legislative Assembly, Unicef and WHO stated the following:

 

1. [The] regulation of marketing of breastmilk substitutes for children aged 0-3 years is the internationally accepted standard and is fully in line with the International Code of Marketing of Breastmilk Substitutes. The Guidance on Ending the Inappropriate Promotion of Foods for Infants and Young Children, adopted by the World Health Assembly (WHA) – of which Thailand is a member – in May 2016, clearly states that marketing should not take place for breastmilk substitutes for children up to the age of three years.

 

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