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Commerce Commission authorisation to extend marketing restrictions
Last updated:The Commerce Commission authorised the INC to extend the advertising and marketing restrictions of formula products for infants aged up to 12 months on 8 November 2018.
PageInfant Nutrition Council Code of Practice
Last updated:The INC Code of Practice applies to the marketing of infant formula products suitable for infants up to the age of 12 months. It applies to the manufacturers, marketers and distributors of infant formula.
PageComplaints about the marketing of infant formula
Last updated:The Ministry of Health is responsible for monitoring the implementation of the Health Workers’ Code and the INC Code of Practice.
PageTerms of Reference
Last updated:Terms of Reference for the Compliance Panel for Implementing and Monitoring the International Code of Marketing of Breast-milk Substitutes in New Zealand.
PageCompliance Panel
Last updated:Information on the International Code of Marketing of Breast-Milk Substitutes Compliance Panel, including its membership, the terms of reference, and meeting summaries.
PageCode of Practice for Health Workers
Last updated:The Health Workers’ Code represents part of the New Zealand response to international recommendations and the Ministry’s strategic objectives in relation to breastfeeding and breast-milk substitutes.
PageWHO International Code
Last updated:Information on the history of the International Code of Marketing of Breast-Milk Substitutes and how it has been implemented, in New Zealand and globally.
PageQuestions and answers about the WHO Code in New Zealand
Last updated:Questions and answers relating to the International Code of Marketing of Breast-milk Substitutes and the way it is interpreted in New Zealand.
PageBackground to the breast-milk substitutes code
Last updated:New Zealand adopted the International Code in 1983. This page describes the implementation and monitoring of the code, through a voluntary, self-regulatory process.
PagePublications relating to breast-milk substitutes
Last updated:Key documents relating to the International Code of Marketing of Breast-milk Substitutes.
PageMeeting summaries
Last updated:Summaries of Compliance Panel meetings, giving details of the decisions made at each meeting regarding breaches of the Infant Nutrition Council Code of Practice.
PageWHO Code for breast-milk substitutes
Last updated:Information on implementing and monitoring the International Code of Marketing of Breast-Milk Substitutes in New Zealand, including the Code of Practice for Health Workers.
PageComplaints procedure flowcharts
Last updated:These flowcharts outline the complaints process for the Code of Practice for Health Workers and the Infant Nutrition Council Code of Practice for the Marketing of Infant Formula in New Zealand.
PageInfant Feeding in an Emergency
Publication date:Advice for emergency management staff on planning for and responding to infant feeding needs in an emergency. This includes the Guide for DHB Emergency Management Staff and the Roles and Responsibilities document.
Implementing and Monitoring the International Code of Marketing of Breast-milk Substitutes in NZ: The Code in NZ
Publication date:Breastfeeding is key to providing the best start for New Zealand infants and it is important for both mother and baby’s health. Following a review of the International Code of Marketing of Breast-milk Substitutes in New Zealand, the Ministry has prepared a single, standard reference document which now includes the Code of Practice for Health Workers in New Zealand and the New Zealand Infant Formula Marketers’ Association Code of Practice for the Marketing of Infant Formula.
