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WHO's Draft over-arching Framework of engagement with non-State actors

I will be joining IBFAN's team at the World Health Assembly next week. In addition to topics such as Maternal, infant and Young Child nutrition - there will be discussion about WHO's Reform and the  Draft over-arching Framework of engagement with non-State actors. See links below and for a letter published in  BMJ online.   CLICK HERE for WHA Agenda

EU Corporate Social Responsibility policy: The Commission seeks stakeholders’ views on achievements and future challenges

Period of consultation  29.04.2014 to 15.08.2014

 http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_IP-14-491_en.htm?locale=en

Nutricia India tinkers with its audit

Two important media articles in Nutraingredients about Danone's 'risk of non-compliance' with the Indian IMS Act:

 

EFSA Public consultation on the essential composition of infant and follow-on formulae

Public consultation on a draft Scientific Opinion on the essential composition of infant and follow-on formulae

24 April 2014

Can nutrition experts be independent if they get $25,000 per annum from Nestle?

Can nutrition experts be independent if they get $25,000 per annum from Nestle?

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CLICK HERE for Update 46 story

Times of India  Rema Nagarajan, TNN | Apr 19, 2014, 10.00AM IST

NEW DELHI: The question of conflict of interest among academics who serve on various boards or councils of private corporations is in focus yet again with Nestle admitting that it does offer to pay members of its Creating Shared Value (CSV) Council $25,000 per annum. This has also raised question about the effectiveness of the conflict of interest policy of the medical journal Lancet, given that two of the lead authors of its series on Maternal and Child Nutrition were members of Nestle's Creating Shared Value Advisory Committee. 

WHO: No consensus on draft policy on non-State actors

WHO: No consensus on draft policy on non-State actors

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To end hunger, global policy can't be 'business as usual'

Olivier de SchutterOlivier de SchutterTo end hunger, global policy  can't be 'business as usual'

UN Special Rapporteur  on the Right to Food


Timothy A. Wise  Global Post  March 24, 2014

WHO Framework of engagement with non-State actors

WHO Framework of engagement with non-State actors

CLICK HERE FOR INFORMATION NOTE

WHO Public Consultation on Sugar: Deadline 31st March

WHO opens public consultation on draft sugars guideline

http://www.who.int/mediacentre/news/notes/2014/consultation-sugar-guideline/en/

CLICK HERE for  IBFAN comment

CLICK HERE for UK Health Forum and World Cancer Research Fund International

CLICK HERE for El Poder del Consumidor

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