Dr Satish Tiwari believes that qualified paediatricians and their associations have a moral and ethical responsibility to provide health education to masses so as to promote breast feeding over infant milk substitutes and ensure the proper implementation of The Infant Milk Substitutes, Feeding Bottles and Infant Foods (Regulation of Promotion,
Supply and Distribution) Act, 1992
In today’s high tech era, almost any information is available at the doorsteps. But, unfortunately most of the times this may be nonspecific, biased and unscientific. Based on recommendations of International Code, Indian government enacted The Infant Milk Substitutes, Feeding Bottles and
Infant Foods (Regulation of Promotion, Supply and Distribution) Act, 1992. The Act was enacted “with a view to protection, promotion and support of
breastfeeding and ensuring proper use of infant foods and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto”. Read More…
