Van Niekerk, AndreKhan, NaazneenLake, LoriKroon, MaxGoga, Ameena EbrahimWitten, ChantellSwart, RinaSaloojee, HaroonScott, ChrisManyuha, MadomeDoherty, Tanya2021-09-072021-09-072020-04Van 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. 262-264.0256-9574 (print)2078-5135 (online)10.7196/SAMJ.2020.v110i4.14611http://hdl.handle.net/2263/81672Lake 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.en© 2020 Health & Medical Publishing Group. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial Works License (CC BY-NC 3.0).TransgressionsRegulationAllergy Society of South Africa (ALLSA)Breastfeeding rate (BFR)South Africa (SA)Article