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    More than half of parents and pregnant women (51 per cent) surveyed for a new WHO/UNICEF report say they have been targeted with marketing from formula milk companies, much of which is in breach of international standards on infant feeding practices.  The report, How marketing of formula milk influences our decisions on infant feeding, draws on interviews with parents, pregnant women and health…

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      More than 1 in 3 women surveyed - said a health worker - had been recommended a brand of formula milk. Health workers in all countries had been approached by the industry to influence their recommendations to new mothers https://t.co/86Bf69PSeK #EndExploitativeMarketing https://t.co/6X5ykf53Uq

  • Mashup Score: 10

    More than half of parents and pregnant women (51 per cent) surveyed for a new WHO/UNICEF report say they have been targeted with marketing from formula milk companies, much of which is in breach of international standards on infant feeding practices.  The report, How marketing of formula milk influences our decisions on infant feeding, draws on interviews with parents, pregnant women and health…

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      Claims made by the formula milk industry about their products are often misleading, scientifically unsubstantiated & violate the International Code of Marketing of Breastmilk Substitutes https://t.co/86Bf69PSeK #EndExploitativeMarketing https://t.co/ax9fKE7jiI

  • Mashup Score: 31

    Formula milk companies are paying social media platforms and influencers to gain direct access to pregnant women and mothers at some of the most vulnerable moments in their lives. The global formula milk industry, valued at some US$ 55 billion, is targeting new mothers with personalized social media content that is often not recognizable as advertising. A new World Health Organization (WHO)…

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      The proliferation of global digital marketing of formula milk blatantly breaches the Int. Code of Marketing of Breast-milk Substitutes, an agreement passed by the World Health Assembly in 1981 to #EndExploitativeMarketing by the baby food industry. 👉https://t.co/0dciNxB0fQ https://t.co/EqBLPWQLry

  • Mashup Score: 3

    Formula milk companies are paying social media platforms and influencers to gain direct access to pregnant women and mothers at some of the most vulnerable moments in their lives. The global formula milk industry, valued at some US$55 billion, is targeting new mothers with personalized social media content that is often not recognizable as advertising. A new World Health Organization (WHO) report…

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      Formula milk companies can buy/collect personal info & send personalized promotions to 🤰🏻 & mothers through: 🔸apps 🔸support groups or ‘baby-clubs’ 🔸paid social media influencers 🔸promotions & competitions 🔸advice forums #EndExploitativeMarketing 👉https://t.co/0dciNxB0fQ https://t.co/nObEHOmkh9

  • Mashup Score: 14

    Formula milk companies are paying social media platforms and influencers to gain direct access to pregnant women and mothers at some of the most vulnerable moments in their lives. The global formula milk industry, valued at some US$55 billion, is targeting new mothers with personalized social media content that is often not recognizable as advertising. A new World Health Organization (WHO) report…

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      The formula milk industry tries to influence the decisions families make on how to feed their 👶 by targeting new mothers with personalized social media content that is often not recognizable as advertising. #EndExploitativeMarketing 👉https://t.co/0dciNxB0fQ https://t.co/usmngfNfHm

  • Mashup Score: 9

    Formula milk companies are paying social media platforms and influencers to gain direct access to pregnant women and mothers at some of the most vulnerable moments in their lives. The global formula milk industry, valued at some US$55 billion, is targeting new mothers with personalized social media content that is often not recognizable as advertising. A new World Health Organization (WHO) report…

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      🆕 WHO report reveals shocking extent of exploitative formula milk marketing The formula milk industry, valued at US$55 billion, is paying social media platforms & influencers to gain direct access to pregnant women & mothers. #EndExploitativeMarketing 👉https://t.co/0dciNxB0fQ https://t.co/hhAnyp0ueH

  • Mashup Score: 84

    More than half of parents and pregnant women (51 per cent) surveyed for a new WHO/UNICEF report say they have been targeted with marketing from formula milk companies, much of which is in breach of international standards on infant feeding practices.  The report, How marketing of formula milk influences our decisions on infant feeding, draws on interviews with parents, pregnant women and health…

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      Announcing your pregnancy? 🤰🏻 Formula milk companies buy your data & use your internet search history to learn more about you. By the time you find out you are pregnant, you’re already a target for their marketing campaigns https://t.co/86Bf69PSeK #EndExploitativeMarketing https://t.co/Wky8vn28TL

  • Mashup Score: 72

    More than half of parents and pregnant women (51 per cent) surveyed for a new WHO/UNICEF report say they have been targeted with marketing from formula milk companies, much of which is in breach of international standards on infant feeding practices.  The report, How marketing of formula milk influences our decisions on infant feeding, draws on interviews with parents, pregnant women and health…

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      More than 1 in 3 women surveyed said a health worker had recommended a specific brand of formula milk to them. Health workers in all countries had been approached by the industry to influence their recommendations to new mothers https://t.co/86Bf69PSeK #EndExploitativeMarketing https://t.co/gRO6OP0DN9

  • Mashup Score: 32

    WHO’s Director-General, UNICEF and partners will launch a new report, How marketing of formula milk influences our decision making on infant feeding.

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      STARTING SOON - Second session: How the marketing of formula milk influences our decisions on infant feeding: WHO-@UNICEF report 🗓️ Wednesday, 23 February 2022 🕔 17h00 CET ▶️ https://t.co/V1AaXDN9tT #EndExploitativeMarketing https://t.co/oG8OeGIRR9

  • Mashup Score: 34

    More than half of parents and pregnant women (51 per cent) surveyed for a new WHO/UNICEF report say they have been targeted with marketing from formula milk companies, much of which is in breach of international standards on infant feeding practices.  The report, How marketing of formula milk influences our decisions on infant feeding, draws on interviews with parents, pregnant women and health…

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    • .@WHO/@UNICEF report warns: over half of parents & pregnant women are exposed to unacceptably pervasive, misleading & aggressive formula milk marketing. Regulations on how to #EndExploitativeMarketing must urgently be enforced to protect children’s health. https://t.co/qNfFMo1957 https://t.co/q0Cbb2eJIJ