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ArticleFuture healthcare journal2025

The urgent need to end sponsorship of healthcare professional associations by the commercial milk formula industry.

Tony Waterston, Adriano Cattaneo, Nicole Bando, Jamie Errico, Robert Boyle, Sarah Brennan, Lori Lake, Melissa Mialon, Laurence Grummer-Strawn, HASFF (Health Advocates for Sponsorship- Free Feeding)

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10 authors.

Tony WaterstonPopulation Health Sciences, University of Newcastle upon Tyne, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK.
Adriano CattaneoIBFAN Italy, Trieste, Italy.
Nicole BandoNEST Family Clinic, Elsternwick Victoria, Australia.
Jamie ErricoDepartment of Nutrition, Dietetics and Food, School of Clinical Sciences, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia.
Robert BoyleSchool of Public Health, University College, London, United Kingdom.
Sarah BrennanSchool of Medicine, College of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, University of Galway, University Road, Galway, Ireland.
Lori LakeChildren's Institute, University of Cape Town, Rondebosch, South Africa.
Melissa MialonUniversité Paris Cité, Paris, France.
Laurence Grummer-StrawnFood & Nutrition Action in Health Systems, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland.
HASFF (Health Advocates for Sponsorship- Free Feeding)

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Sponsorship of healthcare professional associations (HCPAs) by the commercial milk formula (CMF) industry violates the International Code of Marketing of Breastmilk Substitutes. The financial ties and conflicts of interests brought about by such sponsorship distort education, research and practices in ways which undermine breastfeeding and compromise maternal and child health. The Health Advocates for Sponsorship-Free Feeding (HASFF) working group, convened by the World Health Organization, aims to address these challenges and has developed a range of tools and resources to support and encourage other HCPAs to end sponsorship from the CMF industry.

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Commercial determinants of healthConflict of interestsHealth professional associationsInfant feedingInternational codeSponsorship

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PMID40692635
PMCPMC12277465

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