The landscape has changed. Our response must too. Breastfeeding protection in Southeast Asia is operating… Read More »Southeast Asia Breastfeeding Conference 2026
Patti Rundall will take part in an international online roundtable on 18 September 2026 addressing… Read More »Food Industry, Law and Society: governing the food industry
IBFAN’s concerns regarding the prevention and control of food fraud are primarily focussed on labelling… Read More »Food fraud: examples of misleading and deceptive labelling and marketing
Sessions will take place from Monday, 2 November to Wednesday, 4 November 2026, and the… Read More »Upcoming Codex Nutrition meeting in Nuremberg: CCNFSDU45
WBW 2026 will focus on tracking progress and evaluating breastfeeding impact on nutrition, food security… Read More »Breastfeeding for a Sustainable Start in Life: Strengthen What Works
CAC49 meets in Geneva next week to decide on new standards, including controversial US-proposed guidelines… Read More »Labelling guidelines pushed by the USA risk child health and survival
We are hoping to halt the adoption of a proposal promoted by the USA that… Read More »IBFAN opposes flexible labelling during emergencies – CAC49
IBFAN and ILCA co-hosted an official Side Event at WHO Headquarters, bringing together food safety… Read More »WHA79 Side Event: experts, families and governments unite in Geneva to demand a global response to the infant formula contamination crisis
Inappropriate marketing of breast-milk substitutes remains a significant public health concern, with implications for breastfeeding… Read More »Marketing of breast-milk substitutes: national implementation of the International Code, status report 2026
Over the years misleading marketing and intrinsic contamination of commercial formula – a child’s first… Read More »Side Event WHA79
IBFAN will be present once again at the 79th World Health Assembly to cover agenda… Read More »WHA79: Contaminated Commercial Formula – the need for a global response
IBFAN will be attending the 49th session of the Codex Labelling Committee in Ottawa, Canada… Read More »Codex Labelling – risky proposals for emergencies
This letter expresses concern about the partnership between Nestlé and the United Nations University (UNU)… Read More »Call to end Nestlé–UNU Partnership
In response to calls from WHO Member States, IBFAN, ILCA and health advocates about the… Read More »WHO Speeds Up Action on Contamination of Commercial Formulas
With parents’ trust in commercial food systems eroded, the global network IBFAN will urge governments at WHO’s Executive… Read More »New Resolution needed to protect babies from intrinsic contamination
Powdered formula is NOT sterile and requires strict manufacturing controls, transparent testing, rapid warning and… Read More »Formula companies in crisis – Nestlé, Danone, Lactalis and Hochdorf
Recalls expose serious failures in the production, regulation and marketing of powdered formula, highlighting the… Read More »IBFAN warns at WHO’s 158th Executive Board: Urgent Resolution on the International Code and infant formula risks
As part of the G2H2 series of Policy Debates from 19-23rd January, IBFAN will host… Read More »IBFAN WEBINAR on Food Safety with Yasmine Motarjemi, Nestlé Whistleblower
Soon after the ByHeart recall of its Powdered Infant Formulas (PIF) in the USA because of risk of Clostridium botulinum contamination,… Read More »Nestlé’s credibility questioned as formulas recalled in 60+ countries over contamination risk
IBFAN, ENCA and the WPHNA joined the Codex Committee on Food Hygiene the UN food… Read More »Codex agrees to work on Botulinum contamination
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