http://www.ibfan.org/en-us© 2007 IBFANLatest news from the IBFAN (International Baby Food Action Network) websitewebmaster@ibfan.orggBICS in SCN News.http://www.unscn.org/files/Publications/SCN_News/SCN_NEWS_38_03_06_10.pdfMon, 23 Aug 2010 14:00:00 GMTReport on the 54th Session / 55th Pre-Session of the CRC - May/Jun 2010http://www.ibfan.org/fact-convention-reports.htmlMon, 20 Aug 2010 14:00:00 GMTChinese baby girls between the ages of 15 months and four years old have reportedly developed breasts after drinking milk formula.http://www.ibfan.org/newsletters-world-asia-20100810.htmlMon, 10 Aug 2010 11:00:00 GMTThe talk is about the protection of breastfeeding, positioned it in the historical political context of the past more than 30 yearshttp://www.ibfan.org/newsletters-world-europe-20100804.htmlMon, 04 Aug 2010 12:00:00 GMTGlobal concern is increasing rapidly over the adverse effects of low doses of the chemical Bisphenol A, BPA, on the development of the brain and the nervous system in infants and young childrenhttp://www.ibfan.org/parents_20100413.htmlMon, 12 Jul 2010 12:00:00 GMTA new Resolution - Hero concedes to label changes in the Dominican Republic - No more free supplies for Hong Kong - Two thumbs up for Pakistan and Fiji ! - Breastfeeding Older Children - Bisphenol A banned in three countries - Troublemaker Mead Johnson - Latest on DHA - Another WHO Code: debated in Madrid, adopted in Genevahttp://www.ibfan.org/art/LU-june2010.pdfMon, 29 Jun 2010 12:00:00 GMTPatti Rundall wrote on behalf of Baby Milk Action (the UK member of IBFAN) and the Baby Feeding Law Grouphttp://www.ibfan.org/newsletters-world-europe-20100617.htmlMon, 17 Jun 2010 12:00:00 GMTWorld Health Assembly adopts two landmark Resolutions on the promotion of junk foods and baby foodshttp://www.ibfan.org/news-2010-0524.htmlMon, 24 May 2010 12:00:00 GMTInfant milk formula is "no different from skin lightening creams" and should be banned worldwide, Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi said on Thursday.http://www.ibfan.org/newsletters-world-africa-20100521.htmlMon, 21 May 2010 12:00:00 GMTLast Saturday 15/05 the Galileo University of Guatemala had its Annual Ceremony of Graduation and conferred the title to the first promotion of graduates of the Masters Degree on Planning and Management of Infant Feeding Policies and Programmes…http://www.ibfan.org/newsletters-world-latin_america-20100520.htmlMon, 21 May 2010 12:00:00 GMTThe results of two studies, the EU Childhood Obesity Project (CHOP) and the Early Nutrition Programming Project (EARNEST) being presented at a Congress in Munich this week, show that the composition of formulas on the European market has played a significant role in the exacerbation of childhood obesity... (baby Milk Action press release)http://www.ibfan.org/newsletters-world-europe-20100520.htmlMon, 20 May 2010 12:00:00 GMTNew study finds that exposure to Bisphenol A could alter hormone levels in males, and Decisions of the upper and lower houses of Parliament in Francehttp://www.ibfan.org/parents_20100413.htmlMon, 12 May 2010 12:00:00 GMTThe Ministry of Health of Costa Rica has banned the use of Bisphenol Ahttp://www.ibfan.org/newsletters-world-latin_america-20100512.htmlMon, 12 May 2010 12:00:00 GMTNew Evidence on Health Risks of Powdered Milk Formulas for Babies - Middle East Food magazine - May 2010, p.80 (by Alison Linnecar)http://www.ibfan.org/art/MEF_XXVI_5%2080.pdfMon, 06 May 2010 12:00:00 GMTLetter on behalf of IBFAN Arab World Co-ordination to the Saudi Pediatric Societyhttp://www.ibfan.org/art/Letter%20to%20the%20Saudi%20Pediatric%20Society.pdfMon, 22 Apr 2010 12:00:00 GMTNestle Annual Shareholder Meeting, Palais de Beaulieu, Lausanne, Switzerland, 15th April 2010http://www.ibfan.org/newsletters-world-europe-20100422.htmlMon, 22 Apr 2010 12:00:00 GMTSee our Section “Other Voices”http://www.ibfan.org/fact-sponsorship-external.htmlMon, 19 Apr 2010 12:00:00 GMTOn behalf of IBFAN, the Geneva Infant Feeding Association (GIFA) and the Regional Coordinator for Europe of our network sent an open letter regarding sponsorship and conflict of interesthttp://www.ibfan.org/art/Letter%20GFH.pdfMon, 19 Apr 2010 12:00:00 GMTGlobal concern is increasing rapidly over the adverse effects of low doses of the chemical Bisphenol A, BPA, on the development of the brain and the nervous system in infants and young childrenhttp://www.ibfan.org/parents_20100413.htmlMon, 13 Apr 2010 12:00:00 GMTRead the Table – Report on the 45 Session – CEDAW – January 2010http://www.ibfan.org/fact-cedaw.htmlMon, 08 Apr 2010 12:00:00 GMTDownload the last issue Nº46-47, Dec 2009. Editorial: 30 years of IBFAN; and as always: Breastfeeding Why and Breastfeeding How sectionshttp://www.ibfan.org/news-breast_download.htmlMon, 05 Apr 2010 12:00:00 GMTA New Zealand Food Safety Authority (NZFSA) toxicologist is working with a group of experts from around the world to set an internationally-accepted limit for melamine in foods that will harmonise global efforts to detect any deliberate adulteration in the futurehttp://www.ibfan.org/newsletters-world-oceania-20100331.htmlMon, 31 Mar 2010 12:00:00 GMTBhutta et al. study shows how breastfeeding is one of the more effectiveness interventions for given soon after birthhttp://www.ibfan.org/index-ibfan.htmlMon, 15 Mar 2010 12:00:00 GMTCampaigners welcome recommendation and call for UK law to be brought into line with international standardshttp://www.ibfan.org/newsletters-world-europe-20100313.htmlMon, 13 Mar 2010 12:00:00 GMTScientific studies on the presence of harmful bacteria in unopened packages of powdered infant formula (PIF) have conclusively shown that powdered infant formula is not a sterile product.http://www.ibfan.org/how_widespread.htmlMon, 03 Mar 2010 12:00:00 GMTNew evidence suggests that bacterial contamination of powdered infant formula may be more widespread than previously recognised.http://www.ibfan.org/how-safe.htmlMon, 03 Mar 2010 12:00:00 GMT2010 is a critical year for setting international policy on protecting, promoting and supporting breastfeeding, first at the Board and then at the Assembly...http://www.ibfan.org/fact-who-2010EB.htmlMon, 15 Feb 2010 12:00:00 GMTThe Committee on the Rights of the Child has recommended to almost all the countries reviewed during its last session (Session 53, January 2010), to protect and promote breastfeeding as a fundamental right of the childhttp://www.ibfan.org/fact-convention-reports.htmlMon, 11 Feb 2010 12:00:00 GMTDanone Baby Nutrition says the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) failed to engage in “direct scientific dialogue” in the lead-up to the agency’s scientists handing it a negative opinion for a prebiotic-infant immunity health claim in December.http://www.ibfan.org/newsletters-world-europe-danone-biotics.htmlMon, 08 Feb 2010 12:00:00 GMTBaby Milk Action is breathing a sigh of relief at reports that the UK Department of Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) will now not allow product placement of junk foods and baby foods on TV programmes ...http://www.ibfan.org/newsletters-world-europe-ban-junk.htmlMon, 08 Feb 2010 12:00:00 GMTThis is the official rejoinder of ICDC to the response of Nestle about the report Breaking the Rules – Stretching the Rules 2007http://www.ibfan.org/art/ICDC%20vs%20Nestle%20on%20BTR%202007.pdfMon, 05 Feb 2010 12:00:00 GMTRead two new documents from UNICEF-WHO-WFP and also two news from the mediahttp://www.ibfan.org/newsletters-world-latin_america-haiti.htmlMon, 03 Feb 2010 12:00:00 GMTIt is the 11th Edition of the Health Workers’ Guide to the Codehttp://www.ibfan.org/code-publications.htmlMon, 22 Jan 2010 12:00:00 GMTDr. Arun Gupta, Chairperson of the Global Breastfeeding Initiative for Child Survival (gBICS) sent a letter to the Rector of the University in regard to a research study undertaken in the NTNU by Profs. Carlsen, Jacobsen and Vanky, and the subsequent press release :“Breastfeeding is not as beneficial as once thought”.http://www.ibfan.org/newsletters-world-asia-letter_Norwegian_Univ.htmlMon, 22 Jan 2010 12:00:00 GMTUNICEF, WHO and WFP call for support for appropriate infant and young child feeding in the current emergency, and caution about unnecessary and potentially harmful donations and use of breast-milk substitutes.http://www.ibfan.org/art/Joint%20Statement%20IYCF%20Haiti.pdfMon, 22 Jan 2010 12:00:00 GMTNow you have English, French, Spanish, German and Italian forms for reporting violations of the International Code in your own cityhttp://www.ibfan.org/code_watch-form.htmlMon, 29 Dec 2009 12:00:00 GMTIn November 2009, the United Arab Emirates organised a series of events for National Breastfeeding Week, including the second Regional Conference on Human Lactation and the launch of the global Breastfeeding Initiative for Child Survival, the gBICShttp://www.ibfan.org/Al_Ain.htmlMon, 28 Dec 2009 12:00:00 GMTVisit the official website with information from 66 countries where IBFAN groups are taking action on the global initiativehttp://www.worldbreastfeedingtrends.org/Mon, 28 Dec 2009 12:00:00 GMTUps and downs of protection of breastfeeding, regulation of transnational corporations and Health for Allhttp://www.ibfan.org/art/Health_for_all.pdfMon, 28 Dec 2009 12:00:00 GMTThe One Asia Breastfeeding Partners Forum 6, held in Colombo, Sri Lanka from November 18 to 21, 2009, significantly on the 20th anniversary of the signing of the Convention on the Rights of the Child, brought together 83 participants from 17 countries…http://www.ibfan.org/art/colombo.pdfMon, 18 Dec 2009 12:00:00 GMTReport on the 52nd Session/53rd Pre-Session of the CRC - Sep/Oct 2009http://www.ibfan.org/fact-convention-reports.htmlMon, 18 Dec 2009 12:00:00 GMTIBFANErs in Colombia report that the Ministry of Social Protection is studying a new law for the protection, promotion and support of breastfeeding…http://www.ibfan.org/newsletters-world-latin_america-colombia_law.htmlMon, 26 Nov 2009 12:00:00 GMTIn this issue: Unravelling the knots in Code implementation - Milupa in hot soup with 'Best Formula' - Safe food preparation for infants – are the milk nurses back ? Pilot projects in Peru and Indonesia ! - Growing baby food market feeds acquisitions and aggression - Pushing formula in Myanmarhttp://www.ibfan.org/art/LU%20Nov%2009.pdfMon, 20 Nov 2009 12:00:00 GMTIBFAN presents “What is complementary feeding? A philosophical reflection to help a policy process" by Gabrielle Palmerhttp://www.ibfan.org/Gay_Palmer.htmlMon, 03 Nov 2009 12:00:00 GMTNew Delhi, Oct 27 2009: The government is set to come down hard on food and beverage companies which make ‘tall’ claims about the benefits of their products through advertisementshttp://www.ibfan.org/index-ibfanMon, 29 Oct 2009 12:00:00 GMTVisit our new websitehttp://www.ibfan.org/Mon, 29 Oct 2009 12:00:00 GMTYou can find here several documents useful for your own action against sponsorship of conferences and events by infant food and feeding products companieshttp://www.ibfan.org/site2005/Pages/article.php?art_id=601&iui=1Mon, 24 Sept 2009 12:00:00 GMTYou will find attached the latest (June 2009) UNHCR guidance on infant feeding and HIV in the context of displaced populations as produced by UNHCR and the IFE Core Grouphttp://www.ibfan.org/site2005/abm/paginas/articles/arch_art/367-6.pdfMon, 31 Ago 2009 12:00:00 GMTNew versions of ICDC Focus on Emergencies in Arabic and Italian languages. You can read also supporting letters from UNICEF and WHO, meanwhile Nestle violates the Code in Pakistan during emergencieshttp://www.ibfan.org/site2005/Pages/index2.php?iui=1Mon, 24 Ago 2009 12:00:00 GMTRead new articles on Contaminants and Residues in Breast Milkhttp://www.ibfan.org/site2005/Pages/list2.php?cat_id=157&iui=1Mon, 24 Ago 2009 12:00:00 GMTRead the new section with friendly documents about Contaminants in Baby Foods and Residues in Breast Milkhttp://www.ibfan.org/site2005/Pages/list2.php?cat_id=157&iui=1Mon, 26 Jul 2009 12:00:00 GMTIndia: Count infants in the food security lawhttp://www.ibfan.org/site2005/Pages/article.php?art_id=592&iui=1&goto_news=1Mon, 12 Jul 2009 12:00:00 GMTAre Hospitals inviting Milk nurses back through the front door?http://www.ibfan.org/site2005/abm/paginas/articles/arch_art/299-16.pdfMon, 12 Jul 2009 12:00:00 GMTReport on the 51st Session/52nd Pre-Session of the CRC - May/Jun 2009http://www.ibfan.org/site2005/Pages/article.php?art_id=464&iui=1Mon, 05 Jul 2009 12:00:00 GMTDownload the IBFAN reports regarding the 62nd World Health Assembly 2009, and more…http://www.ibfan.org/site2005/Pages/article.php?art_id=350&iui=1Mon, 05 Jul 2009 12:00:00 GMTRead the last issue. Also available in Spanish and Portuguesehttp://www.ibfan.org/site2005/abm/paginas/articles/arch_art/590-1.pdfMon, 22 Jun 2009 12:00:00 GMTThe International Baby Food Action Network (IBFAN) and the World Alliance for Breastfeeding Action (WABA) welcomed an important concession from the controversial Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN) initiative as this week Danone - the 2nd biggest baby food manufacturer and the owner of NUMICO, Nutricia, Milupa and Cow & Gate – has been removed from the list of Board members. GAIN is a public-private partnership which promotes processed, ready-to-eat foods - fortified drinks and biscuits for the developing world.http://www.ibfan.org/site2005/Pages/article.php?art_id=589&iui=1Mon, 03 Jun 2009 12:00:00 GMTNearly all European countries were moved down into a lower category on a chart summarizing government efforts to protect breastfeeding…http://www.ibfan.org/site2005/Pages/article.php?art_id=588&iui=1Mon, 28 May 2009 12:00:00 GMTICDC-IBFAN is proud to announce the launch of the new State of the Code chart…http://www.ibfan.org/site2005/Pages/index2.php?iui=1Mon, 25 May 2009 12:00:00 GMT1. State of the Code by Country, 2009 - with newly introduced classifications for grading countries; and 2. ICDC Focus: The Code and infant feeding in emergencieshttp://www.ibfan.org/site2005/Pages/index2.php?iui=1Mon, 14 May 2009 12:00:00 GMTTowards Making Egypt Mother- and Baby-Friendlyhttp://www.ibfan.org/site2005/Pages/article.php?art_id=586&iui=1Mon, 04 May 2009 12:00:00 GMTSee the latest catalogue of publications: Code Essentials 1, 2 and 3; Protecting Infant Health poster, and Code Monitoring kithttp://www.ibfan.org/site2005/Pages/article.php?art_id=479&iui=1Mon, 30 Apr 2009 12:00:00 GMTAs usual, you can now download the latest update as at April 24th 2009 from our websitehttp://www.ibfan.org/site2005/abm/paginas/articles/arch_art/85-26.pdfMon, 25 Apr 2009 12:00:00 GMTLatin American 2008 Assessment. You can read and download the English Summary of the reporthttp://www.ibfan.org/site2005/abm/paginas/articles/arch_art/584-1.pdfMon, 21 Apr 2009 12:00:00 GMTProtecting promoting and supporting breastfeeding is a key intervention to protect infant and young child health, development and survival in emergencies- as illustrated by the theme of World Breastfeeding Week 2009: Breastfeeding- a vital emergency response".http://www.ibfan.org/site2005/Pages/index2.php?iui=1Mon, 9 Apr 2009 12:00:00 GMTReport on the 50th Session/51st Pre-Session of the CRC - Jan/Feb 2009http://www.ibfan.org/site2005/Pages/article.php?art_id=464&iui=1Mon, 8 Apr 2009 12:00:00 GMTNow you can download for free the last issue of the ICDC Legal Update regarding infant feeding protectionhttp://www.ibfan.org/site2005/abm/paginas/articles/arch_art/299-15.pdfMon, 02 Apr 2009 12:00:00 GMTA new global campaign was launched in India and 30 other countries, including Korea, Mongolia and UK, on 9th February 2009http://www.ibfan.org/site2005/Pages/article.php?art_id=583&iui=1&goto_news=1Mon, 25 Mar 2009 12:00:00 GMTMember of IBFAN Europe's Advisory Board publishes article in journal Environmental Health on “Communicating human biomonitoring results to ensure policy coherence with public health recommendations: analyzing breastmilk whilst protecting, promoting and supporting breastfeeding.http://www.ibfan.org/site2005/Pages/article.php?art_id=581&iui=1Mon, 09 Mar 2009 12:00:00 GMTWe are happy to announce that 2 new Member States (the Netherlands and Latvia) have ratified the Convention on Maternity Protection respectively on 15 January 2009 and 9 February 2009http://www.ibfan.org/site2005/Pages/article.php?art_id=582&iui=1Mon, 05 Mar 2009 12:00:00 GMTAbout 10 million of the world's children die every year before they reach their fifth birthday. That is, over 27,000 per day, or over 1100 per hour…http://www.ibfan.org/site2005/Pages/index2.php?iui=1Mon, 12 Feb 2009 12:00:00 GMTKnow gBICS, a worldwide Civil Society Initiative to improve infant health and developmenthttp://www.ibfan.org/site2005/Pages/list2.php?cat_id=154&iui=1Mon, 29 Jan 2009 12:00:00 GMTIndia’s child health services and the national rural health mission have made little difference to the nation’s dismal statistics on breastfeeding, a practice that prevents illness and deaths among infants, experts said today (By G.S. MUDUR for The Telegraph, Calcuta (India) December 11, 2008)http://www.ibfan.org/site2005/Pages/article.php?art_id=576&iui=1Mon, 26 Dec 2008 12:00:00 GMTReport on the 49th Session/50th Pre-Session of the CRC - Sep/Oct 2008http://www.ibfan.org/site2005/Pages/article.php?art_id=464&iui=1Mon, 23 Dec 2008 12:00:00 GMTThe 6th issue of the newsletter prepared by the team working on PREVOB, the EU funded project on prevention of obesity is now available.http://www.ibfan.org/site2005/Pages/article.php?art_id=575&iui=1&goto_news=1Mon, 22 Dec 2008 12:00:00 GMTThe released of India Report reveals the dismal state of support to women for breastfeeding and the lack of will to invest in this most effective intervention for saving newborn and infant lives and preventing early malnutrition.http://www.ibfan.org/site2005/Pages/article.php?art_id=572&iui=1&goto_news=1Mon, 22 Dec 2008 12:00:00 GMTThe recent ‘melamine in milk’ scare in China brought home the fact that more and more mothers are opting for formula feeding at a time when babies should, more than ever, be breastfed. IBFAN-ICDC therefore feels that this is an appropriate time to release snapshots of marketing tactics companies are engaging in the Asia-Pacific region which has a burgeoning baby food market and consumers with increased purchasing powerhttp://www.ibfan.org/site2005/Pages/article.php?art_id=571&iui=1Mon, 11 Dec 2008 12:00:00 GMTIBFAN Korea's Co-ordinator is decorated by the Presidenthttp://www.ibfan.org/site2005/Pages/article.php?art_id=570&iui=1&goto_news=1Mon, 8 Dec 2008 12:00:00 GMTA Prevention Project for Malnutrition in Chiapas, Mexico. By Carolina Guerrero-León and Marcos Arana-Cedeñohttp://www.ibfan.org/site2005/Pages/article.php?art_id=568&iui=1Mon, 28 Nov 2008 12:00:00 GMTThe recent ‘melamine in milk’ scare in China brought home the fact that more and more mothers are opting for formula feeding at a time when babies should, more than ever, be breastfed. IBFAN-ICDC therefore feels that this is an appropriate time to release snapshots of marketing tactics companies are engaging in the Asia-Pacific region which has a burgeoning baby food market and consumers with increased purchasing power.http://www.ibfan.org/site2005/abm/paginas/articles/arch_art/298-14.pdfMon, 20 Nov 2008 12:00:00 GMTThe International Baby Food Action Network (IBFAN) is pleased to invite you to join representatives of UNICEF, the World Health Organization and the Egyptian authorities in celebrating International Child Rights Day at a media event on 20 Novemberhttp://www.ibfan.org/site2005/Pages/article.php?art_id=567&iui=1Mon, 13 Nov 2008 12:00:00 GMTDownload the last issue Nº44-45, October 2008. Editorial: The new BFHI training package; and as always Breastfeeding Why and Breastfeeding How sectionshttp://www.ibfan.org/site2005/abm/paginas/articles/arch_art/402-2.pdfMon, 06 Nov 2008 12:00:00 GMTThis letter to "Pediatrics", the official journal of the American Academy of Pediatrics, was unfortunately not accepted for publication in the journal. We are posting it on our website to make points and concerns expressed by the undersigned known to a wider readership.http://www.ibfan.org/site2005/abm/paginas/articles/arch_art/565-1.pdfMon, 30 Oct 2008 12:00:00 GMTNational Seminar on Human Lactation: Breastfeeding, Every Baby´s Birth Right - November 15, 2008 - Al Owais Auditorium, Al-Baraha Hospital, DUBAIhttp://www.ibfan.org/site2005/Pages/article.php?art_id=564&iui=1&goto_news=1Mon, 28 Oct 2008 12:00:00 GMTFind attached the report of the Bali Regional meeting on Infant feeding in emergencies (IFE) that took place in March this year and was organized by the IFE Core group (including IBFAN-GIFA)http://www.ibfan.org/site2005/abm/paginas/articles/arch_art/563-1.pdfMon, 24 Oct 2008 12:00:00 GMTHealth Canada Officially Declares BPA A Health Hazardhttp://www.ibfan.org/site2005/Pages/article.php?art_id=562&iui=1&goto_news=1Mon, 24 Oct 2008 12:00:00 GMTNews on the Health and Environment Alliance websitehttp://www.env-health.org/a/3070Mon, 18 Oct 2008 12:00:00 GMTCashing in on the China tainted milk scandal – 7 October 2008http://www.ibfan.org/site2005/abm/paginas/articles/arch_art/299-14.pdfMon, 14 Oct 2008 12:00:00 GMTCode Essentials 1: Annotated International Code of Marketing of Breastmilk Substitutes and relevant WHA resolutionshttp://www.ibfan.org/site2005/Pages/article.php?art_id=479&iui=1Mon, 12 Oct 2008 12:00:00 GMTOther voices: the UN approachhttp://www.ibfan.org/site2005/Pages/article.php?art_id=561&iui=1Mon, 03 Oct 2008 12:00:00 GMTThe Novalac recall in France. See the latest update of our Product Recall Listhttp://www.ibfan.org/site2005/abm/paginas/articles/arch_art/85-24.pdfMon, 02 Oct 2008 12:00:00 GMTSanlu milk recall part of ongoing baby food disgrace. Read the media release of GIFAhttp://www.ibfan.org/site2005/abm/paginas/articles/arch_art/560-2.pdfMon, 30 Sep 2008 12:00:00 GMTThe whole world recoiled in horror at the recent Sanlu milk scandal in China: over 6,000 babies ill, including more than 150 in critical condition, and four deathshttp://www.ibfan.org/site2005/abm/paginas/articles/arch_art/560-1.pdfMon, 22 Sep 2008 12:00:00 GMTDownload the latest update as at September 19th 2008 from our websitehttp://www.ibfan.org/site2005/abm/paginas/articles/arch_art/85-24.pdfMon, 19 Sep 2008 12:00:00 GMTDownload the latest update as at September 10th 2008 from our websitehttp://www.ibfan.org/site2005/Pages/article.php?art_id=85&iui=1Mon, 10 Sep 2008 12:00:00 GMTRead the full article of Multinational Monitor, July/August 2008http://www.ibfan.org/site2005/Pages/article.php?art_id=558&iui=1Mon, 09 Sep 2008 12:00:00 GMTNow you can download for free the last issue of the ICDC Legal Update regarding infant feeding protectionhttp://www.ibfan.org/site2005/abm/paginas/articles/arch_art/299-13.pdfMon, 05 Sep 2008 12:00:00 GMTIn what would be the largest ever-public programme of its kind, 19 countries in Asia (South Asia - 8, southeast Asia - 6, and east Asia - 5) have initiated action to assess policy and programmes that support women for breastfeeding in August 2008http://www.ibfan.org/site2005/Pages/article.php?art_id=557&iui=1Mon, 02 Sep 2008 12:00:00 GMTYou will find attached the latest UNHCR guidance on infant feeding and HIV in the context of displaced populations as produced by UNHCR and the IFE Core Grouphttp://www.ibfan.org/site2005/abm/paginas/articles/arch_art/367-5.pdfMon, 28 July 2008 12:00:00 GMTRead the statement on: Infant and Young Child Nutrition – Agenda item 11.14http://www.ibfan.org/site2005/abm/paginas/articles/arch_art/350-21.pdfMon, 24 July 2008 12:00:00 GMTSee the four statements on: Inmunisation, IYCF, Millennium Development Goals and Climate Changehttp://www.ibfan.org/site2005/Pages/article.php?art_id=350&iui=1Mon, 17 July 2008 12:00:00 GMTPowdered formulas are not sterile products and can be contaminated by harmful bacteria such as Enterobacter sakazakii which can cause serious illness in infants…http://www.ibfan.org/site2005/Pages/article.php?art_id=555&iui=1Mon, 16 July 2008 12:00:00 GMTIn May 2008, the 61st World Health Assembly adopted several key resolutions that can help all breastfeeding advocates in our work to protect infant health. Read the IBFAN reporthttp://www.ibfan.org/site2005/Pages/article.php?art_id=350&iui=1Mon, 14 July 2008 12:00:00 GMTIn July 2008, the Codex Alimentarius Commission accordingly reviewed and adopted the new Code of Hygienic Practice for Powdered Formulae for Infants and Young Childrenhttp://www.ibfan.org/site2005/Pages/article.php?art_id=554&iui=1Mon, 14 July 2008 12:00:00 GMTNGO GROUP FOR THE CONVENTION ON THE RIGHTS OF THE CHILD - Subgroup on National Child Rights Coalitions Meeting and Forum. Tuesday 10 June 2008http://www.ibfan.org/site2005/Pages/article.php?art_id=539&iui=1Mon, 11 July 2008 12:00:00 GMTHere you can find our new report on the CRC session that took place last May-June (session 48) and the old reports alsohttp://www.ibfan.org/site2005/Pages/article.php?art_id=464&iui=1Mon, 11 July 2008 12:00:00 GMTUNICEF has renewed calls for donors to refrain from sending formula milk as humanitarian assistance to victims of disasters, saying it could cause even more deathshttp://www.ibfan.org/site2005/Pages/article.php?art_id=553&iui=1Mon, 08 July 2008 12:00:00 GMTFollowing our critics about Nestle as sponsor of the 16th European Congress on Obesity (ECO2008)http://www.ibfan.org/site2005/Pages/article.php?art_id=551&iui=1Mon, 04 July 2008 12:00:00 GMTWe are pleased to announce that on 5 June 2008 Mali ratified the ILO Convention on Maternity Protection, No 183, 2000http://www.ibfan.org/site2005/Pages/article.php?art_id=550&iui=1&goto_news=1Mon, 02 July 2008 12:00:00 GMTRead the statement produced by the LAC Regional Office Co-ordinationhttp://www.ibfan.org/site2005/Pages/article.php?art_id=549&iui=1Mon, 09 June 2008 12:00:00 GMTRead the Statement on Breastfeeding made by the Association of Pacific Island Legislatures (APIL)http://www.ibfan.org/site2005/Pages/article.php?art_id=548&iui=1&goto_news=1Mon, 09 June 2008 12:00:00 GMTHundreds of leading European and international scientists were gathered in Geneva at ECO to present and discuss research findings on the prevention and control of overweight and obesityhttp://www.ibfan.org/site2005/Pages/article.php?art_id=547&iui=1Mon, 21 May 2008 12:00:00 GMTWHO and UNICEF joint statement on appropriate infant and young child feeding in the current emergency, and caution about unnecessary use of milk productshttp://www.ibfan.org/site2005/Pages/article.php?art_id=546&iui=1Mon, 20 May 2008 12:00:00 GMTNew evidence Calls upon the Government of India to Scale Breastfeeding and Complementary Counselling to a Coverage of 99%http://www.ibfan.org/site2005/Pages/index2.php?iui=1Mon, 19 May 2008 12:00:00 GMTNatural and man-made disasters – earthquakes, floods, droughts and wars – regularly put lives at risk. And babies caught in the ensuing chaos are vulnerable to malnutrition and death. Journalists have an important role in helping to protect infants in emergencies by not supporting appeals for donations of infant formula and by reminding audiences that breastmilk is a reliable and sterile food that helps to prevent illness, while artificial feeding may further add to the health riskshttp://www.ibfan.org/site2005/abm/paginas/articles/arch_art/367-4.pdfMon, 15 May 2008 12:00:00 GMTExperience from recent emergencies in Bangladesh, North Korea and Indonesia, as well as elsewhere, highlights the need for governments, NGOs, UN agencies, donors and civil society to work together to promote proper infant and young child feedinghttp://www.ibfan.org/site2005/Pages/article.php?art_id=545&iui=1Mon, 15 May 2008 12:00:00 GMTWhile all population groups are susceptible to foodborne disease, there are groups more susceptible to foodborne disease due to their low-levels of immunity, early stages of development or greater exposure. This note focuses on two high-risk groups; pregnant women and infantshttp://www.ibfan.org/site2005/Pages/article.php?art_id=85&iui=1Mon, 15 May 2008 12:00:00 GMTA joint action group constituted by 33 persons including individual experts, pediatricians, public health experts, representatives from 19 national organisations working in public interest in health, development, gender, education and nutrition sector made strong voice and protest to GAIN for sparing India from the hands of multinational consumer and food companies to which GAIN is a promising market builder.)http://www.ibfan.org/site2005/Pages/index2.php?iui=1Mon, 23 Apr 2008 12:00:00 GMTHere you can find our last report on the CRC session that took place last January-February (session 47)http://www.ibfan.org/site2005/Pages/article.php?art_id=464&iui=1Mon, 22 Apr 2008 12:00:00 GMTThe International Code Documentation Centre (ICDC) from Penang (Malaysia), shows its last Product Recall List regarding contaminants in baby foodshttp://www.ibfan.org/site2005/abm/paginas/articles/arch_art/85-20.pdfMon, 08 Apr 2008 12:00:00 GMTPaediatrician alerts on Nestle’s practices in Nicaragua. NESTLE: company with social i-responsibility? By Nilda Terán, pediatrician from Nicaraguahttp://www.ibfan.org/site2005/Pages/article.php?art_id=543&iui=1Mon, 08 Apr 2008 12:00:00 GMTFormula labeling violations: the Puerto Rico case. The PRHSJ is a publication of the University of Puerto Rico Medical Sciences Campus. Recently, the PRHSJ (Vol. 27 No. 1, March, 2008) has published a research of IBFAN Puerto Rico regarding formula labeling violations.http://www.ibfan.org/site2005/Pages/article.php?art_id=542&iui=1Mon, 31 Mar 2008 12:00:00 GMTBPNI/IBFAN Asia is organizing certificate training Courses on Infant and Young Child Feeding Counseling: A Training Course – The 3 in 1 Course (An Integrated Course on Breastfeeding, Complementary Feeding and Infant Feeding & HIV-Counseling) at, Lucknow, Gwalior, Hindupur, Delhi and Ranchi during April 2008.http://www.ibfan.org/site2005/Pages/article.php?art_id=541&iui=1&goto_news=1Mon, 25 Mar 2008 12:00:00 GMTNGO GROUP FOR THE CONVENTION ON THE RIGHTS OF THE CHILD - Subgroup on National Child Rights Coalitions Meeting and Forum. Tuesday 5 February 2008http://www.ibfan.org/site2005/Pages/article.php?art_id=539&iui=1Mon, 18 Mar 2008 12:00:00 GMT“There is no such thing as a free lunch”, says Milton Friedman. Advocacy for the independence and integrity of the medical profession and of the scientific evidence base lies at the core of all IBFAN´s workhttp://www.ibfan.org/site2005/Pages/article.php?art_id=389&iui=1Mon, 04 Mar 2008 12:00:00 GMTUSHUAIA.-The Ministry of Health of Argentina awarded the title of "Baby Friendly Hospital" to the Regional Hospital of Ushuaia, in recognition of the work undertaken within the Maternal Child and Youth Programhttp://www.ibfan.org/site2005/Pages/article.php?art_id=537&iui=1&goto_news=1Mon, 05 Feb 2008 12:00:00 GMTFor the first time, we are dedicating the entire Legal Update to just one report —an analysis of the Supreme Court case in the Philippines-http://www.ibfan.org/site2005/abm/paginas/articles/arch_art/299-12.pdfMon, 31 Jan 2008 12:00:00 GMTA report released on JANUARY 25, 2008, by The Cornucopia Institute presents research indicating that new additives placed in infant formula are seriously endangering the health of some formula-fed newborns and toddlershttp://www.ibfan.org/site2005/Pages/article.php?art_id=536&iui=1&goto_news=1Mon, 29 Jan 2008 12:00:00 GMTBaby Milk Action welcomes the news that the Nestlé Children´s Book Prize in the UK has come to an end by mutual agreement between Nestlé and the Booktrusthttp://www.ibfan.org/site2005/Pages/article.php?art_id=535&iui=1&goto_news=1Mon, 23 Jan 2008 12:00:00 GMTA survey of the state of the International Code of Marketing of Breastmilk Substitutes and subsequent WHA Resolutions. The report highlights Code violations found in Asia-Pacific in 2007http://www.ibfan.org/site2005/abm/paginas/articles/arch_art/298-13.pdfMon, 14 Jan 2008 12:00:00 GMTGIFA (IBFAN Geneva) offers its new report on the CRC session that took place last September/October (session 46), in Geneva, Switzerlandhttp://www.ibfan.org/site2005/Pages/article.php?art_id=464&iui=1Mon, 08 Jan 2008 12:00:00 GMTRUANDI (IBFAN Uruguay) carried out a survey on breastfeeding, nutritional status and complementary feeding in children under two years old attended in both public and private health facilities in Uruguayhttp://www.ibfan.org/site2005/Pages/article.php?art_id=531&iui=1&goto_news=1Mon, 13 Dec 2007 12:00:00 GMTThe last issue of Breastfeeding Brief regarding: The new WHO growth standards and Challenges in the implementation of the new WHO growth standards; and as always: Breastfeeding why? Breastfeeding how?http://www.ibfan.org/site2005/Pages/article.php?art_id=402&iui=1Mon, 11 Dec 2007 12:00:00 GMTIBFAN, the International Baby Food Action Network, has today released an illustrated report on multinational companies violating the WHO rules on marketing. The 150-page report gives graphic details of the insidious ways in which a dozen heavyweight companies compete with mother’s milkhttp://www.ibfan.org/site2005/Pages/article.php?art_id=525&iui=1&goto_news=1Mon, 27 Nov 2007 12:00:00 GMTMACONDO, Latin American Institute for Health and Development - was recently created and it is developing one of its first academic activities with University Galileo in Guatemala: a new Masters degree on Infant Feeding (Spanish language)http://www.ibfan.org/site2005/Pages/article.php?art_id=511&iui=1&goto_news=1Mon, 16 Nov 2007 12:00:00 GMTHow to make the world a better place, by Anwar Fazal (founder member of IBFAN and many other consumers organizations including IOCU, HAI and WABA)http://www.ibfan.org/site2005/Pages/article.php?art_id=509&iui=1Mon, 12 Nov 2007 12:00:00 GMTYou can support and protect breastfeeding by making a donation in two easy stepshttp://www.ibfan.org/site2005/Pages/donate_stepOne.php?iui=1Mon, 09 Nov 2007 12:00:00 GMTThe global IBFAN network is seeking support to expand and consolidate its work in the next five years, therefore we are proud to announce that the document IBFAN’s Strategic Priorities – Funding Appeal 2008 – 2012 is now being circulated among potential donorshttp://www.ibfan.org/site2005/Pages/article.php?art_id=500&iui=1Mon, 09 Nov 2007 12:00:00 GMTNestle wins the Black Planet Award 2007 by etheconhttp://www.ibfan.org/site2005/Pages/article.php?art_id=507&iui=1&goto_news=1Mon, 22 Oct 2007 12:00:00 GMTTribute to Natividad Clavano – by Ma. Ines Fernandez, ARUGAAN, IBFAN Philippineshttp://www.ibfan.org/site2005/Pages/article.php?art_id=506&iui=1&goto_news=1Mon, 13 Oct 2007 22:00:00 GMTGIFA (Geneva Infant Feeding Association) announces its new webpage in Frenchhttp://www.ibfan.org/site2005/Pages/article.php?art_id=505&iui=1&goto_news=1Mon, 09 Oct 2007 15:00:00 GMTLatest ICDC Recall list (Enterobacter sakazakii intrinsic contamination of infant formulas around the world) as at July 2007http://www.ibfan.org/site2005/Pages/article.php?art_id=85&iui=1Mon, 04 Oct 2007 21:00:00 GMTIBFAN-LAC's Coordination has launched the third issue of its electronic bulletin on VIH and Infant Feedinghttp://www.ibfan.org/site2005/Pages/article.php?art_id=504&iui=1&goto_news=1Mon, 03 Oct 2007 17:00:00 GMTBPNI, IBFAN-Asia and the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights organize the South-Asia Breast Feeding Partners Forum-4http://www.ibfan.org/site2005/Pages/article.php?art_id=503&iui=1&goto_news=1Mon, 01 Oct 2007 12:00:00 GMTThe Falling Age of Puberty, the first comprehensive review of the literature on the timing of puberty to help us better understand this phenomenon so we can protect our daughters healthhttp://www.ibfan.org/site2005/Pages/article.php?art_id=501&iui=1Mon, 30 Sep 2007 12:00:00 GMTLatest document of the Emergency Nutrition Network: Protecting babies in emergencies - The role of the publichttp://www.ibfan.org/site2005/Pages/article.php?art_id=367&iui=1Mon, 27 Sep 2007 12:00:00 GMT