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"The UK Government will imminently make a decision on new Infant
Formula and Follow-on Formula Regulations.
All bodies and organisations whose primary concern is health and
mothers' rights, including the Government's own advisors, are calling
for World Health Assembly marketing standards for these products to
be implemented in full in the regulations. This will help to protect
breastfeeding and to protect babies fed on formula. Many thanks if
you have already sent a message to the Government. Now please send
one more.
The Government is reportedly under intense pressure from the baby
food industry to stick with existing weak measures. The industry body
has said: "We believe the existing regulations are sufficient."
Existing regulations allow widespread idealizing promotion, which
undermines breastfeeding and does not provide those who use formula
with the information they need.
Please send a message of solidarity to the Secretary of State for
Health, Alan Johnson MP, and the Minister for Public Health, Dawn
Primarolo MP.
You can find further information and a form for submitted a suggested
message at
this address
If you happen to have Alan Johnson or Dawn Primarolo as your Member
of Parliament, why not contact them locally as their constituent?
Or forward this message to:
[email protected]
Subject: Attn: Alan Johnson and Dawn Primarolo
I am writing to give my support to the UK Government implementing the
International Code of Marketing of Breastmilk Substitutes and
subsequent, relevant Resolutions in the UK.
You have spoken recently of the importance of preventative health
care and the need to reduce health inequalities. Protecting,
promoting and supporting breastfeeding is surely an essential part of
this strategy.
Implementing the Code and Resolutions in full in the forthcoming
Infant Formula and Follow-on Formula Regulations is being called for
by all UK health bodies and your advisors. Doing so will help to
protect breastfeeding and protect babies fed on formula.
You will have the support of people across the UK and the world if
you stand up to any pressure you are under from the baby food
industry and fully implement the Code and Resolutions.