The Indian Academy of Paediatrics, The Larget Association of Paidiatricians in India, has sent an email to all its members warning them against Taking part in any event or Programme theats the innous theat Milk Supstrites (IMS) Act. The mail further explained that prohibition on sponsorship under IMS Act Includes “Not Only Manufacturers of Infant Milk Substitutes, Infant Foods and Feding Bottles But Also Companies/Persons Engaged in the Marketing/Promotion, Sales, Exports, Imports, Supply and Distribution “.
After the recent controversy about Abbott NutritionA multinational manufacturer of infant formula Sponsoring a “national paediatric summit“In a five-star hotel in dehradun, breastfeeding promotion network of India (BPNI) which is gazetted as an organization to monitor compliance of the act, haad written to Iap Requesting the Officeberars to” Send AFICERERS to ” Communication to Alert all members not to participate in the summit proposed by Abbott on March 8-9 in Dehradun Been invited to be part of the abbott-sponsored summit.
In the meaning, the dehradun hotel, with 263 Rooms, is full booked and the summit is expected to start Saturday. “We have filed a complaint with local police in dehradun and they have promised to investment the matter. Investigate and arrest without a warrant, “explained bpni national convenor nupur bidla. Another BPNI Member from Gurgaon, Dr Dinesh Khosla Has Complained to National Medical Commission seeking “Approprite Action” AGAISTORES WHO ARE AKO ARE AKO ARE AKO ARE AKO ARE ACHOTOS Which deals with relationship of doctors with pharmaceutical and allied health sector industry.
The mail from Iap stated it was in continuation to a mail synt on Sept 10, 2019 to all Iap Members and Another Sent on Aug 27, 2022 to all Branch Officebearers Asking Them Not Take Part in Any Event or Programme The Vigramme That VOILATES IMS Act. “Iap Strongly Stand Against Breaking The Law and Urges Every Member to Abide by the Law and Refrain from Taking Part in Any Ent or Programmes/Sponsorship That Violates IMS Act to ECT to ENSURE ACT to ENSUREL LAWS Children in the Country Are Approvedly Followed for their safety, “It stated.
“Time and Again, Lots of New Companies, Especially Small Local Ones, Are Emerging Whoch Come Under IMS Act, Especially the ones Making Baby Foods Oor Foods Oor Foods,” Warned IPING A. Detailed List of the kind of companies or agencies covered under IMS Act, which included manufacturers of feeding bottles and nipples and nipples and complements. The indicative list included abbott healthcare, listed as a manufacturer of three popular infant formula brands.
The IAP Letter Recomminated that its members “check all the sponsors or contributors for their direct or indirect connection with companies or persons covered under ims act” and to get an indestaking in witting for Them that they were not “directly or indirectly related to manufacturing, sales and distribution of any products coming under the purview of ims act” and that the Company was not establled by a Food Business Operator (S) That it has no sister concern or subsidiary coming under the purview of IMS act.
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