issop position statement 4 – sponsoring Baby Feeding Industry
Sponsorship of paediatricians/paediatric societies by the Baby Feeding Industry – issop position statement 4
Prepared by Tony Waterston with the contribution of several members & endorsed by ISSOP Core Executive.
Published on ISSOP website in April 2014.
It reviews the impact on professional practice of sponsorship by the Baby Feeding Industry* of medical conferences and meetings, along with gifts to health workers. And proposes three action points.
*The term Baby Feeding Industry refers to all commercial companies which market infant formula or other infant feeding products.
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[…] We also call on all national and international pediatric organizations and stakeholders in infant health and well-being to review and renew their support for the International Code on Marketing of Breastmilk Substitutes; as well as their policies related to receiving support from formula companies—that inevitably create serious conflicts of interest. (https://www.issop.org/2014/04/24/issop-position-statement-4/)” […]
[…] We endorse the statement by the International Pediatric Association (IPA) (http://ipa-world.org/society-resources/code/images/ZW8hxbRkB7jO.pdf), while stressing the importance of the International Code of Marketing of Breastmilk Substitutes (ICMBS) (http://www.who.int/nutrition/publications/infantfeeding/9241541601/en/) and elimination of potential conflicts of interest for pediatricians and their societies related to financial support from the formula industry (https://www.issop.org/2014/04/24/issop-position-statement-4/) […]