When news broke that ByHeart infant formula was linked to a botulism case following a national recall, the response followed ...

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The crisis, triggered by the perfect storm of supply-chain issues plus a recall by Similac manufacturer Abbott Nutrition, prompted ...

"Advertisements will make me buy infant formula, if I see a beautiful and chubby baby on TV, well-fed and smiling." That's the feedback from a mother in Lagos, Nigeria, one of 8,500 mothers and ...

The three-paper series, published Tuesday in the medical journal The Lancet, extensively outlines "predatory tactics" in the formula milk marketing industry. The research also highlights the need for ...

Baby formula companies have been accused of endangering the health of infant children due to the advice and information they promote around their products. Politicians and campaign groups are urging ...

Despite proven benefits, less than half of infants and young children globally are breastfed in accordance with the recommendations of the World Health Organization. In comparison, commercial milk ...

"One of the factors, which is a main focus of the series, is the very misleading and exploitative marketing from infant formula companies that use messaging about the benefits of their products ...

Makers of infant formula use misleading marketing and aggressive lobbying tactics to drive sales in a $55 billion-a-year industry, according to a three-paper series from the World Health Organization.