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Companies
should conform to the Code at every level,
whether or not governments have taken any action (Art.
11.3 of the Code).
Every
day is a Nutricia day.
Nestlé
Cerelac clock in hospital.
A
Milupa citizen is born.
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The
International Code of Marketing of Breastmilk
Substitutes and subsequent WHA Resolutions state:
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No
promotion of breastmilk substitutes in the
health care system, including no free or low-cost
formula, other substitutes or feeding bottles
and teats
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No direct or indirect contact between marketing
personnel and mothers
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Information and educational materials must
contain specified details and warnings and
must not have pictures or text that may idealise
the use of breastmilk substitutes
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No gifts to health workers; samples are only
allowed for research and evaluation at the
institutional level; product information for
health professionals must be limited to scientific
and factual matters
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In
Canada breastfeeding comes second.
Supplies
under the sink: Bebelac, Nan, Enfamil, Similac and more.
A loaded choice: which one will the nurse pick? It could
be worth more than US$450 to the company.
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