The Politics of Regulating Foods for Infants and Young Children: A Case Study on the Framing and Contestation of Codex Standard-Setting Processes on Breast-Milk Substitutes

• Main Authors: Monique Boatwright (Author), Mark Lawrence (Author), Cherie Russell (Author), Katheryn Russ (Author), David McCoy (Author), Phillip Baker (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Kerman University of Medical Sciences, 2022-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background  Breastfeeding is important for the health and development of the child, and for maternal health, in all country contexts. However, global sales of breast-milk substitutes (BMS), including infant, follow-up and toddler formulas, have 'boomed' in recent decades. This raises the i...