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Infants’ Right to Food Assessing Where Countries Stand

Infants’ Right to Food Assessing Where Countries Stand. Chwang Leh-Chii Taiwan. BF Forum 8 UB, Mongolia Sept. 15, 2011. Providing gifts/calendars with purchase of growing-up formula, not with infant formula. In appropriate promotion of baby foods. “Snow” grow-up on the newspaper,

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Infants’ Right to Food Assessing Where Countries Stand

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  1. Infants’ Right to FoodAssessing Where Countries Stand Chwang Leh-Chii Taiwan BF Forum 8 UB, Mongolia Sept. 15, 2011

  2. Providing gifts/calendars with purchase of growing-up formula, not with infant formula. In appropriate promotion of baby foods “Snow” grow-up on the newspaper, Gifts bags, calendars. 2010.11.06

  3. In appropriate promotion of baby foods Baby face on the labeling

  4. WBTi assessment Report was utilized in policy decisions Advertisement by Celebrity • Inviting celebrity to advertise the formula is prohibited. • Celebrity who is pregnant or has a baby less than 1 yr old is not allowed to advertise for infant formula, baby food, mothers’ class. 2007, May, Department of Health

  5. Regulation of Breastfeeding in Public Areas 公共場所母乳哺育條例(2010 Nov.24) • Purpose: to support BF and provide obstacle free nursery room. No one should prohibit or interfere with breastfeeding in public areas. • Nursery room is required in • Government agencies >150 Pin (500 m2) 86% • Railway station, airport, MRT station >300 Pin (1,000 m2) 80% • Department store >3,000 Pin (10,000 m2) • 1 year grace period • Penalty • No establishment: NT$ 6,000~30,000 (US$ 200~1,000) • Insufficient establishment: NT$ 4,000~20,000 (US$ 133~666) • BF promotion: government authorities of all levels should promote BF and collaborate with NGO

  6. Conflict of Interest • Research fund sponsored by pharmaceutical companies that manufacture infant formula.

  7. Prevention and Management COI in Policy making and Decision － Implementing code of ethics for good conducts <Nationally> • Code of ethics for civil servants • Code of ethics for medical professionals • Code of ethics on the sale of infant foods <Internationally> • Continuous monitoring and exposure for violation of COI • Code of pharmaceutical market practice

  8. Maternity Benefits • Working mothers are protected by the Labor Standard Act. • Maternity leave: 8 weeks • BF breaks: twice a day each for 30 minutes • Milk storage in the working place is mandatory • Cash benefits: subsidizing NT$20,000(USD666) for every new born, and NT$ 2,500 (USD83)/m to parents of child < 5yr, in Taipei City to stimulate birth rate.

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