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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

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

World Health Assembly adopts two landmark Resolutions on the promotion of junk foods and baby foods

Infant milk formula is "no different from skin lightening creams" and should be banned worldwide, Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi said on Thursday.

Last Saturday 15/05 the Galileo University of Guatemala had its Annual Ceremony of Graduation and conferred the title to the first promotion of graduates of the Masters Degree on Planning and Management of Infant Feeding Policies and Programmes…

The results of two studies, the EU Childhood Obesity Project (CHOP) and the Early Nutrition Programming Project (EARNEST) being presented at a Congress in Munich this week, show that the composition of formulas on the European market has played a significant role in the exacerbation of childhood obesity... (baby Milk Action press release)

The Ministry of Health of Costa Rica has banned the use of Bisphenol A

New Evidence on Health Risks of Powdered Milk Formulas for Babies - Middle East Food magazine - May 2010, p.80 (by Alison Linnecar)