GIFA's Code celebration and Latvian case

On 30 May 2006, IBFAN-GIFA organised a ceremony to commemorate two important events in the
field of infant and young child feeding. First, the adoption of the International Code of Marketing of
Breast-milk Substitutes by governments of the World Health Assembly, in May 1981, 25 years ago. Second,
the verdict in the case between the multinational food company Nestlé and the Swiss Third
World Action Group, in June 1976, 30 years ago.

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	Latvian case: (English, pdf 149 Kb document)

This is a story about two groups of health professionals locked in a legal battle because they happen to hold different ethical values and they also differ in the level of recognition of and respect for
international public health instruments. This report cannot reflect all the details of a long saga but we
would like to highlight the main points so that others can perhaps draw some lessons from the
experience of the IBFAN group in Latvia LKEVAB (Latvian Breastfeeding Promotion and Protection Association).