Perinatális Közhasznú Egyesület

You will find attached the latest (June 2009) UNHCR guidance on infant feeding and HIV in the context of displaced populations as produced by UNHCR and the IFE Core Group

Read new articles on Contaminants and Residues in Breast Milk

New versions of ICDC Focus on Emergencies in Arabic and Italian languages. You can read also supporting letters from UNICEF and WHO, meanwhile Nestle violates the Code in Pakistan during emergencies

The recall of about 5 million units of Similac by Abbott Laboratories is the latest in a long series of withdrawals of baby feeding products. It is not uncommon for powdered infant and follow-on formulas to be contaminated by bacteria, chemicals, insect parts and other foreign bodies.

Greenpeace Australia Pacific create a new campaign in demanding that the local Health Minister, Nicola Roxon, respect Australian parents' right to know if they are feeding their children genetically modified (GM) products.

gBICS in SCN News.

Report on the 54th Session / 55th Pre-Session of the CRC - May/Jun 2010

Chinese baby girls between the ages of 15 months and four years old have reportedly developed breasts after drinking milk formula.

The talk is about the protection of breastfeeding, positioned it in the historical political context of the past more than 30 years

Global concern is increasing rapidly over the adverse effects of low doses of the chemical Bisphenol A, BPA, on the development of the brain and the nervous system in infants and young children

A new Resolution - Hero concedes to label changes in the Dominican Republic - No more free supplies for Hong Kong - Two thumbs up for Pakistan and Fiji ! - Breastfeeding Older Children - Bisphenol A banned in three countries - Troublemaker Mead Johnson - Latest on DHA - Another WHO Code: debated in Madrid, adopted in Geneva

Patti Rundall wrote on behalf of Baby Milk Action (the UK member of IBFAN) and the Baby Feeding Law Group