英国配方标签:制造商遵守守则,英国法律和指导说明
Maiko Kamata1, Catherine Pereira-Kotze2, Marko Kerac1
1London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK.
Maternal & child nutrition
|January 31, 2025
概括
英国婴儿配方奶粉和后续配方奶粉的标签显示对营销法规的遵守程度较低. 许多标签违反了英国法律,指导方针以及母乳替代品国际营销规范,表明了不适当的营销做法.
科学领域:
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
- 营养政策 营养政策
- 消费者保护 消费者保护
背景情况:
- 国际母乳替代品营销规范旨在防止婴儿配方奶粉的不适当营销,并保护婴儿养做法.
- 英国立法部分纳入了"守则",但对婴儿配方奶粉 (IF) 和后续配方奶粉 (FoF) 的营销仍然存在担忧.
研究的目的:
- 评估英国婴儿配方奶粉和后续配方奶粉的标签是否符合"母乳替代品国际营销规范",英国法律以及卫生和社会护理部 (DHSC) 的指导意见.
- 确定婴儿配方奶粉和后续配方奶粉标签中的特定不合规领域.
主要方法:
- 2022年7月至8月从网站,商店和在线零售商收集的57种婴儿配方奶粉和后续配方奶粉标签的系统评估.
- 制定三个标签检查清单,以评估是否符合"守则",英国法律和DHSC指导说明.
- 在不同的监管框架,配方类型和品牌中比较合规得分.
主要成果:
- 总体而言,合规性很低:英国法律的50%,DHSC指导说明的32%,国际守则的40%.
- 没有任何标签完全符合禁止理想化文本/图像,特定营养/健康主张和交叉推广的规定.
- 在所有评估的监管框架,配方类型和品牌中都发现了重大违规行为.
结论:
- 英国婴儿配方奶粉和后续配方奶粉的标签经常违反营销法规,表明商业对婴儿食的影响不适当.
- 需要加强英国法律的执行和加强,使其与"国际守则"保持一致.
- 改善监管对于保护母乳养,支持安全配方养和减少对护理人员的商业压力至关重要.
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