Code. One of the largest food and beverage manufacturers in the world, the Swiss giant Nestlé, has been the subject of an international boycott campaign since 1977 for its milk-substitute marketing practices prior to and since the development of the Code (see Nestlé boycott). On its own, the International Code is not legally enforceable. Companies are only subject to legal sanctions for failing to abide by the Code where it has been incorporated into the legislature of a nation state. Many countries have fully or partially adopted the Code as law. Other countries have no legislation on baby food marketing at all. Code violations by baby food manufacturers are still widespread, especially (but not exclusively) in countries that have not implemented the Code as a national measure or where monitoring and enforcement is weak. The WHO, International Baby Food Action Network (IBFAN), UNICEF, Save the Children and other international organizations perform monitoring of implementation of the Code across the world both independently and with governments. See also Baby Friendly Hospital Initiative Breastfeeding promotion References External links Full Code in English (PDF) International Baby Food Action Network Baby Milk Action (Great Britain) Baby Nahrung (Germany) Breaking the Rules, Stretching the Rules, International Baby Food Action Network, 2004 and 2007 ibfan (Spanish) Alive & Thrive BMS Code page Alive & Thrive BMS Code Resources page Infant formula Breastfeeding World Health Organization