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Infant Milk Substitutes, Feeding Bottles and Infant Foods (Regulation of production, supply and distribution) Act 1992.

Pays/Territoire
Inde
Type du document
Législation
Date
1992
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Titre complet
An 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.
Sujet
Alimentation et nutrition
Mot clé
Transformation/manutention Commerce intérieur Emballage/étiquetage Allaitement au sein/alimentation des enfants Contrôle de qualité alimentaire/innocuité des produits alimentaires Nutrition Aliments diététiques et de régime
Aire géographique
Asie, Asie et Pacifique, Océan Indien, Mer de l'Asie du Sud-Est, Asie du Sud
Résumé

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.

Texte intégral
Anglais

Références - Législation

Amendé par

Infant Milk Substitutes, Feeding Bottles and Infant Foods (Regulation of Production, Supply and Distribution) Amendment Act, 2003 (Act No. 38 of 2003).

Législation | Inde | 2003

Mot clé: Allaitement au sein/alimentation des enfants, Contrôle de qualité alimentaire/innocuité des produits alimentaires, Nutrition

Source: FAO, FAOLEX