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The three-paper series, published Tuesday in the medical journal The Lancet, extensively outlines "predatory tactics" in the formula milk marketing industry. The research also highlights the need for ...

You've probably heard of Big Pharma, Big Oil, Big Tobacco, and even Big Sugar. But how about Big Formula? Infant formula is a billion-dollar industry with an insular market. Only a handful of ...

Despite proven benefits, less than half of infants and young children globally are breastfed in accordance with the recommendations of the World Health Organization. In comparison, commercial milk ...

"One of the factors, which is a main focus of the series, is the very misleading and exploitative marketing from infant formula companies that use messaging about the benefits of their products ...

Makers of infant formula use misleading marketing and aggressive lobbying tactics to drive sales in a $55 billion-a-year industry, according to a three-paper series from the World Health Organization.

Notably, the U.S. does not regulate formula industry marketing, while many other countries do, nor did it commit to the World Health Organization’s globally accepted International Code of Marketing ...

Less than half of infants around the world are breastfed as recommended, and baby formula is in high demand despite failing to offer the same health and developmental benefits as breast milk, experts ...