Shame on you Nestle
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The Food Foundation Rick Edwards BBC Radio 5 Live Infant Feeding APPG Royal College of Midwives 💙 IFAN Baby Friendly UK NCT Baby Milk Action Dr Vicky Sibson The Breastfeeding Network UK Prof Amy Brown 🕷🤱🐘 Great that this impt issue is still attracting media attention. See our latest evidence submission to Competition & Markets Authority on behalf of BFLG-UK here static1.squarespace.com/static/5c6bb04…

SHOCKING reading - THIS 👇is why 'growing up' and 'toddler' milks should no longer be ignored by UK policy makers. Inaction simply reeks of industry interference. Department of Health and Social Care #EndExploitativeMarketing

After 7:30 News Report last week more on unnecessary toddler milks and why it’s all just about profit - Why is toddler milk so popular? Follow the money theconversation.com/why-is-toddler… via The Conversation - Australia + New Zealand great to work with Dr Jennifer McCann and Karleen Gribble

Honored to have shared this House of Lords Food, Diet and Obesity Committee panel with Kristin Bash FFPH & #ProfLucillaPoston today & thanks to the committee for such an engaged discussion. A🧵of the key points I made on diets & nutrition in the #EarlyYears & actions needed to do to improve them:

Live House of Lords Food, Diet and Obesity Committee Inquiry - Dr Vicky Sibson First Steps Nutrition Trust describing the current weak UK legislation on formula marketing & inadequate enforcement means there is not an enabling environment for infant & young child feeding in the UK
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Looking forward to hearing Dr Vicky Sibson Director of First Steps Nutrition Trust & others sharing evidence at the House of Lords Food, Diet & Obesity Committee in one hour from now, in a session where key barriers to eating healthily for infants, children & young people will be discussed

Our March newsletter is now live: firststepsnutrition.org/news
Featuring: healthy #EarlyYears diet policy asks, new guidance on weaning prem babies, update on the infant feeding survey, FAQs on organic #formula & vit D supps, #formula cost updates; a new product (best avoided) +++

Mumsnet Metro Feed Justine Roberts Competition & Markets Authority static1.squarespace.com/static/5c6bb04… BFLG-UK

Mumsnet Metro Feed Justine Roberts Please read our briefing paper relevant to this campaign ⬇️ We would be happy to meet to discuss/ answer questions. We’ve been advocating for action to reduce infant formula prices since 2018 & are liaising closely with the Competition & Markets Authority on their investigations

New Briefing. Healthy Early Years Diets: Achieving the Best Start in Life
 
We are looking forward to meeting Public Health Minister, Dame Andrea Leadsom MP, this month to share our thoughts on creating healthier food environments for babies and young children to #GrowUpHealthy
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'Danone reported its financial results yesterday for 2023 showing its specialised nutrition division – which includes...baby formula... – is by far its most profitable, with a margin of 20.8% globally' (via TheJournal.ie) jrnl.ie/6307972

All babies and children, no matter where they live, should have the best start in life.

We've been working on a new @oha_updates joint position ‘Healthy Early Years Diets’, which outlines steps govt can take to ensure babies & children #GrowUpHealthy

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BFLG-UK

BFLG-UK Advice on choosing infant formula for those formula feeding families on a budget here static1.squarespace.com/static/59f7500…

More about the laws governing marketing of infant & follow on formula & why they need to remain as minimum (better still strengthened) in here: static1.squarespace.com/static/5c6bb04… BFLG-UK

Important news that SMA Little Steps Infant formula will be coming down in price at Iceland. Looks like this will be the best value infant formula on the market. 1/2 metro.co.uk/2024/02/26/ice… via Metro