Press Releases 2001

13 July 2001 – IBFAN’s monitoring used by compilers of FTSE ethical investment index

18 May 2001 – Science defeats baby food industry vested interests at the World Health Assembly.

15 May 2001 – Multinational baby food companies Nestlé, Milupa, Abbott-Ross, Mead-Johnson and Wyeth are the worst violators of the International Code of Marketing of Breastmilk Substitutes, says IBFAN.

13 May 2001: Tribute to Nancy-Jo Peck (1943-2001)

May 2001 – Updates from the World Health Assembly

2 April 2001 – WHO expert consultation on the optimal duration of exclusive breastfeeding recommends 6 months

22 March 2001 – Baby Milk Action Press Release – Mothers panic following new study on breastfeeding and heart disease

22 January 2001: WHO Executive Board Meeting – Guidelines on working with the private sector

22 January 2001: WHO EB Resolution on Infant and Young Child Feeding

16 January 2001 – WHO Executive Board Meeting updates

16 January 2001: WHO Executive Board Meeting – Statement by Save the Children

16 January 2001: WHO Executive Board Meeting – Statement by Consumers International/IBFAN

15 January 2001: WHO Executive Board Meeting – Statement by the WHO Director General

We are a global network which has worked tirelessly to combat misleading commercial promotion and protect breastfeeding, a vital pillar for children’s well-being.

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