NZ has opted out of an infant formula standard – the evidence says that’s a backward step theconversation.com/nz-has-opted-o… via The Conversation - Australia + New Zealand NZ World Breastfeeding Trends Initiative WBTiAUS ABA

Poor article... a) disingenuous conflation of 'processed' / 'ultra-processed' b) obsessive comparison of individual foods c) failure to focus on system/incentives that churn out products designed for over-consumption, d) invalid charge that UPF critics are against health equity

Our paper in the The Lancet "Financialisation: a 21st century commercial determinant of health equity" Action is needed to ensure financial systems promote health, social equity and the environment. sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

Multinationals such as Danone and Nestlé are profiting from the manufacture of ultra-processed foods while simultaneously investing in products to counter their effects, such as weight-loss drugs and medical food for diabetics. Obesity as a business model. ftm.eu/articles/obesi…

History repeats...tobacco industry invests in UPF corporations (Kraft, General Foods, Bird’s Eye, Nabisco, Oreos), 25 years ago when the science had caught up with them....new threats, new markets....

Ever heard the expression "Healthy ultra-processed foods"? based on their plant origin? Ultra-processing matters, independent of source. thelancet.com/journals/lanep…

A must read below 👇

Corporate Accountability Tool & Communications Hub VIVID Corporate Accountability Tool & Communications Hub detected more than 3000 online advertisements that violated or contradicted the intent of Vietnamese laws in 2022, involving almost 7000 violations of various articles within these laws. doi.org/10.1111/mcn.13…

Corporate Accountability Tool & Communications Hub Alive & Thrive FHI 360 By turning a highly resource-intensive task into one that is automated, our study represents the most comprehensive in Vietnam and internationally on the extent and nature of online marketing of breastmilk substitutes and related products. VIVID can be applied worldwide.

So Nestle was involved in every aspect of this study, including the decision to publish it. Indirectly that tells us that any study they're involved with that comes up with results not likely beneficial to their profits will get a different decision. mdpi.com/2072-6643/15/2…

How Artificial Intelligence can be used to automate the monitoring of inappropriate marketing of breastmilk substitutes and commercial milk formula, hot off the press, read more here:

Excellent, thank you colleagues, important final sentence: “The effort exerted in calling it out, time and time again, is energy that could and should be channelled to supporting young researchers and practitioners who want to make a difference.”

Level the Playing Field. Join ⁦Health Coalition Aotearoa⁩ campaign to strengthen democracy: reform political party donations, bring in lobbying laws, strengthen OIA, manage commercial conflicts of interest. healthcoalition.org.nz/campaigns/regu… ⁦Mahi a Rongo | Helen Clark Foundation⁩ thespinoff.co.nz/politics/29-08…

🍼⚠️Nestlé, la corporación de ultraprocesados más grande del mundo, ha influido en México para que muchas madres dejen de amamantar.🚨 Con cabildeo, captura de la ciencia y marketing, han desplazado la #LactanciaMaterna en favor de sus fórmulas infantiles. ⬇️🧵

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‘We know that dozens of additives are allowed in wine & even more … in beers & cocktails. As consumers we deserve to know which products have which additives so we can make informed choices about what to put in our bodies.’ -Eva Greenthal of ⁦Center for Science in the Public Interest⁩ theguardian.com/environment/ar…

youtu.be/Tcpe0jDsHrw?si… Palki Sharma tells three major attacks of food industry on consumer and asks what the governments are doing to control UPF marketing. Chris van Tulleken 🏳️‍🌈 Phillip Baker Ashwini Vaishnaw Press Council of India Ppolicy makers in the UK 🇬🇧 and India 🇮🇳👂 and take action

This The BMJ investigation reveals that more than half the members of the UK government’s Scientific Advisory Committee on Nutrition (SACN) have conflicts of interest with food companies including Nestlé, Tate & Lyle, and the world’s largest ice cream producer: Unilever🧵

Excellent news that this law with a watershed time for TV and online bans for junk foods will be in force from next year. All developed (but not implemented) under a Tory government. Important exemplar on prioritising children's rights and health. theguardian.com/politics/2024/…