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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