Policy - Marketing of Foods for Infants and Young Children Regulations

Date:
2005
Published by:
Government of Botswana
Published year:
June 2005
Is the policy document adopted?:
Yes
Adopted year:
2005
Adopted by:
Government of Botswana
Type of policy:
Legislation relevant to nutrition

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Legislation Details

These Regulations make provision for the control of stocking, distributing, selling or marketing in Botswana of any foods for infants and young children (as defined by regulation 2). The Regulations provide for the designation of monitors for purposes of control and define their functions and powers. A monitor shall investigate, observe and record information regarding the marketing practices of manufacturers and distributors at any points of sale, health care facilities, border posts and offices, through media, institutions and elsewhere. The Regulations further lay down rules relative to labelling and advertising of foods for infants and young children and make provision with respect to education in the field of feeding of infants and young children. They also prescribe offences 

(Summary retrieved from FAOLEX)

Reference: 

WHO (2013) Country implementation of the International Code of Marketing of Breast-milk Substitutes: Status report 2011 (http://www.who.int/nutrition/publications/infantfeeding/statusreport2011...) / WHO (2008) Summary code survey for the report to the World Health Assembly on the implementation of the International Code of Marketing of Breast-milk Substitutes. / Link to eLENA "Regulation of marketing breast-milk substitutes" : http://www.who.int/entity/elena/titles/regulation_breast-milk_substitute... / ACKNOWLEDGEMENT: Summary and document retrieved from FAOLEX - legislative database of FAO Legal Office / http://faolex.fao.org

Further notes: 

Scope of the Code: 0-36 months of age

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