UK professional body the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH) has said it will no longer accept sponsorship from infant formula manufacturers, pending a review. Despite these relationships being in place for over a year, in which both firms met the College’s due diligence criteria, the RCPCH took the decision in light of recent concerns raised by members. The RCPCH is one of several bodies that have called for an end to marketing baby milk in plastic bottles. In a letter sent to the RCPCH, the signatories called the conference's choice of location a "market most vulnerable to predatory advertising" and said it was at the centre of many reported World Health Organisation Code violations.
UK professional body the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH) has said it will no longer accept sponsorship from infant formula manufacturers, pending a review. The RCPCH is one of several bodies that have called for an end to marketing baby milk in plastic bottles. In a letter sent to the RCPCH, the signatories called the conference's choice of location a "market most vulnerable to predatory advertising" and said it was at the centre of many reported World Health Organisation Code violations.