Child health, infant formula funding and South African health professionals : eliminating conflict of interest
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Van Niekerk, Andre
Khan, Naazneen
Lake, Lori
Kroon, Max
Goga, Ameena Ebrahim
Witten, Chantell
Swart, Rina
Saloojee, Haroon
Scott, Chris
Manyuha, Madome
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Health and Medical Publishing Group
Abstract
Lake et al. refer to the Allergy Society of South Africa (ALLSA) as an example of a professional body that may be fostering transgressions of regulation R991 (R991) of the Regulations Relating to Foodstuffs for Infants and Young Children. They also infer that the low breastfeeding rate (BFR) in South Africa (SA) is a direct result of aggressive breastmilk substitute (BMS) marketing and transgressions of R991 and call for a total dissociation between BMS suppliers and healthcare professionals.
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Transgressions, Regulation, Allergy Society of South Africa (ALLSA), Breastfeeding rate (BFR), South Africa (SA)
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Van Niekerk, A., Khan, N., Lake, L. et al. 2020, 'Child health, infant formula funding and South African health professionals : eliminating conflict of interest', South African Medical Journal, vol. 110, no. 4, pp. 262-264.