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LATEST NEWS UPDATES | Nestle drops scientific meet on baby food -GS Mudur

Nestle drops scientific meet on baby food -GS Mudur

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published Published on Nov 17, 2018   modified Modified on Nov 17, 2018
-The Telegraph

Breastfeeding Promotion Network of India sees no science in the session, just industry promotion

The global food-maker Nestle cancelled a “scientific session” on infant formulas it planned to host for paediatricians in New Delhi on Friday after speakers declined invitations amid concerns the meeting would violate laws on infant food substitutes.

Two paediatricians invited to speak at the session — titled “Infant formulas: Paediatricians dilemma” — informed the company they would not attend the meeting after the non-government Breastfeeding Promotion Network of India (BPNI) alerted the Indian Academy of Pediatrics, Delhi unit.

Doctors with the BPNI viewed the proposed event as an industry-supported meeting labelled a “scientific session” but intended to subtly influence paediatricians into prescribing specific infant products. “The conference would have violated Section 9 of the Infant Milk Substitutes Act,” said Arun Gupta, a paediatrician and BPNI coordinator.

Nestle India’s website says the company adheres to a “very clear charter of ethics and responsible behaviour in selling infant nutrition products”. The company also says it does not give financial or pecuniary incentives to health workers for the purpose of promoting infant milk substitutes or infant foods.

The Infant Milk Substitutes, Feeding Bottles and Infant Foods (Regulation of Production, Supply, and Distribution) Act 1992 prohibits advertisements or promotion of such foods to the public.

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The Telegraph, 17 November, 2018, https://www.telegraphindia.com/health/nestle-drops-scientific-meet-on-baby-food/cid/1675573?ref=top-stories_home-template


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