International code of marketing of breast-milk substitutes
1981
Abstract: The World Health Organization (WHO) and the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) have adopted a code for marketing breast milk substitutes as a guide to health professionals, education systems, governments, and manufacturing companies. The aim of the Code is to promote safe and adequate nutrition of infants through the use of breast feeding or breast milk substitutes (when necessary). The Code includes sections on scope, definitions, information and education, general public and mothers, health care systems and workers, and marketing personnel. Other topics cover standards for labelling, quality, and implementation. Resolutions passed by the World Health Assembly that relate to the Code of Marketing are included. Finally, excerpts from an introductory statement in favor of the Code are presented. (rkm).
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Publisher World Health Organization ; | Obtainable from WHO Publications Centre | Geneva : World Health Organization ; Albany, N.Y. : Obtainable from WHO Publications Centre, 1981
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