Now it is time for others to follow…Conflict of interest is an increasingly ugly issue in nutrition!

Many of us have witnessed it first-hand. We need to stand united to speak up when it happens.

🔥 This why a global legal framework to regulate commercial milk formula is needed NOW!!!
How the U.S. Waged a Global Campaign Against Baby Formula Regulation — ProPublica propublica.org/article/how-am…

I applaud civil society as they have often supported countries to stand together against the bullies & lobbyists. It is not easy with the threats the US government make.

Many of us know it happens. Many of us have witnessed it first-hand. Now ProPublica puts it out there in the open. Business DOES negatively interfere with public health no matter what they say.
propublica.org/article/how-am…

Proud to be quoted & more people need to be shocked & angered. Thanks ProPublica for this expose.

I’ve witnessed the US lobbying first hand. We should continue to expose & be angered. Great article ProPublica
propublica.org/article/how-am…

We MUST end conflict of interest in academia & amongst health professionals in nutrition - no corporate funds without strings attached no matter how they deny it or hide it - experience has shown that.
dailymaverick.co.za/article/2024-0…

Unnecessary & possibly harmful - why would any mother choose to feed these to her child?

UNICEF will continue to support parents, families, governments and youth advocates to get junk food and junk food marketing out of children's faces, out of children's lives... and we will not give up.

There are six times as many outdoor ads in the most deprived areas of England as there are in the least deprived.
Extraordinary new report by Adfree Cities which shows how much advertising affects health and how it targets low income communities🧵
theguardian.com/media/2024/mar…

The evidence grows - UPF are unhealthy bmj.com/content/384/bm…

Academic conflict of interest MUST STOP - it is jeopardizing public health.
Big companies, like Nestlé, are funding health research in South Africa - why this is wrong (theconversation.com)

Proud to have completed a further course in public speaking using storytelling & was so glad to have it reconfirmed that key to any talk is 1. Be good 2. Be brief 3. Be gone
inhttps://sgq.io/lEwoBVj via GetSmarter

The UPF industry coordinate a network of powerful actors to counter opposition, block govt regulation, & cast doubt on the harms of UPFs. But which UPF corporations & corporate interest groups are central to this network & the UPF industry’s lobbying & political activity?
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Good to see the ASEAN guidelines published at last.

Some of us have e experienced first hand how hard it is & how many there are!

Now hiring❗️ Sr UN-Nutrition Coordinator
Are you passionate about multisectoral #nutrition action🍽️🎒⚕️🚰🚽, partnerships🤝 & consensus-building among UN orgs❓
If so & you meet the min reqs, this position could be your dream job💼🤩
⏰Deadline: 21 Feb
👉bit.ly/3HHLfgK

COs like #CocaCola & #Nestle received support from US & CH, to oppose implementation of Mexico's front-of-pack warning label at @WTO. An example of how corporations from the global north utilize UN to safeguard their economic interests against public health
#PMAC2024 🧵1/4

Just published – New Special Issue on how to improve complementary feeding for young children in Kenya
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/17408709/2…