National Childbirth Trust press release 23 July 2010: Challenge to exam questions that promote artificial feeding and benefit baby food companies.
Campaign to simplify UK Regulations: Baby Milk Action explains proposal submitted to UK Government consultation.
Baby Milk Action press release 16 June 2010: Protest Nestlé's claim that breastmilk substitutes 'protect' babies, public urged for UK breastfeeding awareness week
Baby Feeding Law Group writes to Mead Johnson about Alactagrow promotion in the Philippines - 15 June 2010 - pdf - html.
Press release 3 May 2010: UK General Election - Liberal Democrats join Greens in committing to protect infant health - Parties back Baby Feeding Law Group campaign
Press release 17 April 2010: Julie Crawford Award for Breastfeeding Support 2009 - Alison Spiro
Baby Milk Action press release 11 March 2010: Government panel says there need to be 'steps taken' to address problems in enforcing baby milk marketing law - Campaigners welcome recommendation and call for UK law to be brought into line with international standards
Breastfeeding Manifesto Coaltion survey on 'Breastfeeding Friendly Places' - runs until 6 November 2009.
BFLG monitoring report March 2009: Company marketing strategies exposed: START before they are born... PUSH in supermarkets... IDEALISE products... OFFER gifts... ADVERTISE... CO-OPT health workers...
Baby Milk Action press release 22 October 2008: Advertising
Standards Authority ruling shows contempt for UN Committee on the
Rights of the Child by clearing Cow & Gate 'laughing babies'
formula milk advertisement.
BFLG monitoring report August 2008
Julie Crawford Award 2008:
Nominations for health visitors who have been exemplary in protecting
breastfeeding are being sought until 30th September 2008.
Government consultation: Assessing the Impact of the Commercial World on Children's Wellbeing - A Call for Evidence (deadline 12 July 2008).
Baby Milk Action press release 2 June 2008: Baby
milk companies attack UK government recommendation to warn parents of
formula risks. Results of the Guidance Notes consultation.
BFLG monitoring report May 2008
Media Watch - Sunday Herald 20 January 2008: Legal challenge to baby-milk law.
Press release 21 November 2007: Reaction from BFLG members to the UK Government formula regulations
Media Watch - British Medical Journal 20 October 2007: Government should restrict advertising of baby milk products, say campaigners.
Protecting breastfeeding - Protecting babies fed on formula:
Read the Baby Feeding Law Group report to the government's consultation
on the UK baby milk law - with monitoring evidence showing why the law
needs to be strengthened, legal arguments and responses to specific
questions in the consultation. For a detailed line-by-line analysis of the proposed regulations click here for a pdf and here for a word document.
