Press Releases
- Press Release (BPNI) -Lancet Calls Out Baby Food Companies Exploitative Marketing Against Breastfeeding, 8th Feb 2023
- Joint Media Brief of BPNI and AHPI-Why Maternity Hospitals are going for Accreditation to be “Breastfeeding Friendly” 17th Dec 2021
- Press Release-Health Ministry Initiates Action on BPNI Complaints asking MoWCD to Take Necessary Action, 12th Nov 2021
- Press Release BPNI 27th Aug 2021
- Press Release_NPM Webinar_4th June 2021
- “BPNI Stanpan Suraksha” - Mobile App Launch- a Vardaan for Breastfeeding Mothers: Press Release in Hindi, 7 August 2020
- “BPNI Stanpan Suraksha” - Mobile App Launch- a Vardaan for Breastfeeding Mothers: Press Release in English, 7 August 2020
- Press Release on Baby Food Ration, 29 April 2020
- Press release 29 August 2019: Amazon selling ‘Phillips Avent’, ‘Pigeon’,and‘MeeMee’ feeding bottles on discount in violation of the law to protect and promote breastfeeding.
- Press Release: Health Ministry enforces prohibition against sponsorship of research by baby food company in response to BPNI’s complaint. 3 August 2019Media Coverage
2 B’luru hospitals suspected of IMS Act violations _ Deccan Herald, 04 August, 2019Govt- orders -probe -into- Nestle-led- clinical- trial,04 August, 2019Nestle under scanner for clinical trials in India, 05 August, 2019Nestle in trouble again for sponsoring research in 'violation' of breastfeeding law, 04 August, 2019नेस्ले- स्तनपान- कानून- के -'उल्लंघन-' में- अनुसंधान -कराने -के- लिए -फिर -से -मुसीबत- में, 04 August, 2019 - Press Release: Cost of Inadequate Breastfeeding is Too High to be Ignored!, 31 July 2019
- Press Release : Sri Sri Ayurveda’s Ojasvita Health Drink Slammed for Misleading Claims by Advertising Standards Council of India (ASCI), 17 June, 2016, New Delhi
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Indian Journal of Pediatrics and British Biological Pvt. Ltd. , Apologized for Violating the Indian Law Protecting Breastfeeding , 20 May 2016
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India's Breastfeeding Policies and Programmes Need Improvement: WBTi 2015 Report : English , Hindi
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Nestle Violates the IMS Act again in India, Sponsors Nurses this Time! , 11 April 2015
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BPNI /IBFAN Asia’s Statement on International Women’s Day , 8 March, 2015
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Nestle breaks the baby food law, Governments look the other way, 16 Sept. 2013
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Heinz, Nestle, Abbott: Breaking the rules, misleading mothers 31 July 2013
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Press Release: “82 Nations Pledged to protect Every Feeding Mother”, World Breastfeeding Conference 2012 New Delhi, December 10
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Press Release: “Marketing Offenders” , World Breastfeeding Conference 2012, New Delhi 7 Dec 2012
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Press Release: Are our babies falling through the gaps?, World Breastfeeding Conference 2012, New Delhi, 6 Dec 12
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India lags behind in Infant Mortality, Lancet Shows the Way Forward
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People call Upon GAIN to leave India and Government of India to regulate PPPs
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Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh called an urgent meeting at his official residence to discuss the ways of tackling high rate of child deaths and malnutrition in the country
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A group of health professionals and citizen movement organizations has submitted a joint statement to Mr. Montek Singh Ahluwalia, Deputy Chairman, Planning Commission,Government of IndiaIndia stands YELLOW on Breastfeeding programme and policy 28th April,2006
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55th World Health Assembly removes Commercial Influence from Infant Feeding Programmes
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Accurate information on infant feeding - right of mother and child - August 7, 2001
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Science wins over trade at World Health Assembly, a historic resolution passed - June 1, 2001
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New recommendations on optimal duration of exclusive breastfeeding - April 10, 2001
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New and conclusive evidence that breastfeeding reduces breast cancer risk - February 23, 2001
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European Parliament public hearing on Nestlé's baby food marketing activities - November 22, 2000
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Welcome ban on advertisements of infant milk substitutes, feeding bottles and infant foods by I&B - September 21, 2000
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Nestle involved in misinformation to mothers - September 8, 2000
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Profits put before infant health - September 6, 2000
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Nestlé's attempt to mislead and misguide governments - September 1, 2000
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World Breastfeeding Week "Breastfeeding: It's Your Right" - July 27, 2000
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Door Darshan (DD) ignores Law Ministry's opinion and falls prey to Nestlé's propaganda - April 18, 2000
