Baby Feed Supplies (Control) Act 1977. Country/Territory Papua New Guinea Document type Legislation Date 1977 (2006) Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Papua New Guinea Consolidated Legislation 2006. Long titleBeing an Act to regulate or restrict the right of freedom of expression conferred by Section 46 (freedom of expression) of the Constitution so as to protect public health from the bad consequences of the unhygienic, inefficient or wrong use of items connected with baby feeding and for related purposes. Subject Food & nutrition Keyword Food quality control/food safety Breastfeeding/infant food Internal trade Authorization/permit Nutrition Geographical area Asia and the Pacific, Melanesia, Oceania, Small Island Developing States, South Pacific Abstract This Act regulates the placing on the market of baby and infant food. The Minister may, by Notice in the National Gazette, declare a baby or infant feeding aid to be a proscribed article for the purposes of this Act. It shall be an offence to supply such proscribed articles, except by pharmacists on the basis of a prescription or supply to pharmacists. It shall not be an offence under this Act: (a) for a mother, or other person for the time being having the care of an infant or baby, to use when feeding or soothing that infant or baby a proscribed article obtained for that infant or baby in accordance with this Act; or (b) for an authorized person or nurse to use a proscribed article; or (c) for any person to use a proscribed article to sooth or feed an infant or baby if, in the opinion of that person, there exist at that time circumstances in which the infant or baby would suffer harm if such article was not used. Full text English References - Legislation Implemented by Baby Feed Supplies (Control) Regulation 1977. Legislation | Papua New Guinea | 1977 (2006) Keyword: Food quality control/food safety, Breastfeeding/infant food, Internal trade, Authorization/permit, Nutrition Source: FAO, FAOLEX Repealed by Infants and Young Children's Food Supply (Control) Act 2023 (No. 18 of 2023). Legislation | Papua New Guinea | 2023 Keyword: Authorization/permit, Breastfeeding/infant food, Business/industry/corporations, Enforcement/compliance, Food quality control/food safety, Internal trade, International trade, Nutrition, Offences/penalties, Packaging/labelling, Precautionary principle, Standards Source: FAO, FAOLEX