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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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