Over the years misleading marketing and intrinsic contamination of commercial formula – a child’s first taste of ultra-processed products – has led to infant fatalities, factory closures, interrupted supplies and distress to families
IBFAN will be present once again at the 79th World Health Assembly to cover agenda items that impact on child health
IBFAN will be attending the 49th session of the Codex Labelling Committee in Ottawa, Canada in May to address items that affect maternal and young child health, please help us contact Codex delegates to encourage them to read our statement
With parents’ trust in commercial food systems eroded, the global network IBFAN will urge governments at WHO’s Executive Board meeting in Geneva to take the lead and ensure that families are better protected
Powdered formula is NOT sterile and requires strict manufacturing controls, transparent testing, rapid warning and support for families. The number of contamination outbreaks in recent years highlights systemic failures in formula production, regulatory surveillance, recall systems and crisis communication
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… Read More »Nestlé’s credibility questioned as formulas recalled in 60+ countries over contamination risk
Severe and increasing droughts caused by the climate crisis exacerbate water shortages and environmental pollution. As COP 30 opens in Brazil, IBFAN’s Statement ‘Nestlé Water Scandals’ addresses the exploitation of scarce water resources for profit
IBFAN calls for urgent action to restrict the production and use of plastics that pollute our planet and damage human health. Tiny plastic particles, known as microplastics, contain toxic chemicals that contaminate soil, water and processed foods
Toxic heavy metals are all around us, in bedrock and in the earth. Inorganic arsenic, lead, cadmium and mercury are among these poisonous chemical elements. They can accumulate in soil and can leach into water…
The threats to the world’s food supply are numerous and often interconnected, threatening food safety and security for decades to come. What follows is a list of the main threats, and an argument for why breastfeeding[1] is one of the measures needed to counter them.
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