Christine McNab
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Marketing the US$ 55 billion formula milk industry

23 February 2022

On the 23rd February 2022, the WHO UNICEF joint report on the marketing of breast milk substitutes to children was launched. The report  draws on the experiences of over 8500 women and 300 health professionals across eight countries, including Bangladesh in WHO South East Asia Region. It exposes the aggressive marketing practices used by the formula milk industry, and highlights impacts on families’ decisions about feeding babies and young children.

Read the report and learn more