Infant Milk Substitutes, Feeding Bottles and Infant Foods (Regulation of production, supply and distribution) Act 1992. Country/Territory India Document type Legislation Date 1992 Source FAO, FAOLEX Long titleAn Act to provide for the regulation of production, supply and distribution of infant milk substitutes, feeding bottles and infant foods with a view to protecting and promoting breast-feeding, ensuring proper use of infant foods and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto. Subject Food & nutrition Keyword Processing/handling Internal trade Packaging/labelling Breastfeeding/infant food Food quality control/food safety Nutrition Special dietary uses Geographical area Asia, Asia and the Pacific, Indian Ocean, South Asian Seas, Southern Asia Abstract For the proper nutrition of world's children, the World Health Assembly adopted in May 1981, an International Code for Marketing of Breast Milk Substitutes. As a recognition of this Code, the Government of India adopted the "Indian National Code for Protection and Promotion of Breast-Feeding" ("the Code") in December 1983. The Code establishes that there shall be no advertising or other form of sales promotion of infant milk substitutes, feeding bottles and teats. The Code, in accordance with this general principle, states that the health authorities shall encourage and protect breast-feeding, and prescribes several measures to ensure that in the marketing of infant milk substitutes no impression is given that these products are equivalent to, or better than breast-feeding. The provisions relating to quality and labelling control of infant milk substitutes, feeding bottles and infant foods are proposed to be implemented under the control of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. Contraventions of the provisions of the Act are punishable with imprisonment for a term up to three years, or with a fine up to 5 000 rupees, or with both. Full text English References - Legislation Amended by Infant Milk Substitutes, Feeding Bottles and Infant Foods (Regulation of Production, Supply and Distribution) Amendment Act, 2003 (Act No. 38 of 2003). Legislation | India | 2003 Keyword: Breastfeeding/infant food, Food quality control/food safety, Nutrition Source: FAO, FAOLEX