As part of the G2H2 series of Policy Debates from 19-23rd January, IBFAN will host a webinar Wednesday
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IBFAN – International Baby Food Action Network
The International Baby Food Action Network (IBFAN) is an international coalition aiming to improve maternal and infant and young child health through the protection, support and promotion of breastfeeding and optimal complementary feeding. It was formed by a small group of organisations and activists, concerned about the high mortality of formula fed babies, who came together in 1979 at the end of a WHO/UNICEF joint meeting on infant and young child feeding. The meeting had recommended an international code to regulate the marketing of infant formula, bottles and teats and other products marketed as breastmilk substitutes.
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Nestlé’s credibility questioned as formulas recalled in 60+ countries over contamination risk
Soon after the ByHeart recall of its Powdered Infant Formulas (PIF) in the USA because of risk of Clostridium botulinum contamination, 60+ countries have recalled specific batches of Nestlé’s infant, follow-on, pre-term and specialised formulas, because of possible contamination by cereulide – a toxin produced by certain strains of a...
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Codex agrees to work on Botulinum contamination
IBFAN, ENCA and the WPHNA joined the Codex Committee on Food Hygiene the UN food standard-setting body whose Guidelines and standards form the basis of national legislation.
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ByHeart & Botulism: Serious food safety failings expose online marketing risks
Capitalising on Trump’s Make America Healthy Again agenda, the new US company ByHeart has been promoting its infant formulas direct to consumers via global platforms such as Amazon, claiming its products are pure, healthy, “filled with ingredients backed by breast milk science...
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State of Maternity Protection in 97 countries
An increasing number of women are entering the job market and they need maternity protection to make a balance between their productive and reproductive roles to take care of themselves, their children and their families.
READ MOREIBFAN Position Paper on Maternity Protection at Work
This paper presents IBFAN’s position on maternity protection at work and the tools for advocacy needed to increase the implementation of measures that enable mothers to participate as equals in the workplace while exercising their reproductive rights to breastfeed.
READ MOREBreastfeeding after returning to work or study
Many women find ways to continue breastfeeding their baby. Employers and course providers have certain obligations towards breastfeeding women to support your return to work or study.
READ MORE100 years of maternity protection
100 years ago, the ILO adopted the first-ever international standard on maternity protection. Since that Convention, the definition of maternity protection has expanded and its importance has become more widely appreciated – including as an essential element in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals of good health, gender equality, decent work and economic growth. But, despite this progress, many mothers and mothers-to-be still face serious challenges in the workplace.
VIDEO ‘100 years of maternity protection’, from the channel International Labour Organization, published on YouTube on 8/11/2019.
The IBFAN network is a global coalition formed by nearly 200 citizen groups in over 100 countries
Learn more about the IBFAN network in various parts of the world. Access the following websites or social networks, and soon we will have more links here:
