tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574479.post3261196692923924488..comments2024-03-29T12:23:31.959+00:00Comments on The IPKat: Of principles and plain packaging: is infant formula different from tobacco?Verónica Rodríguez Arguijohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05763207846940036921noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574479.post-74002386494559720392014-02-04T06:10:03.906+00:002014-02-04T06:10:03.906+00:00If justified under the constitution then undoubted...If justified under the constitution then undoubtedly the same arguments must stand in tobacco control.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574479.post-32214558189693262552013-12-12T10:36:13.120+00:002013-12-12T10:36:13.120+00:00Slightly alarmed/confused at the mandatory provisi...Slightly alarmed/confused at the mandatory provision to include the words “[t]his product shall only be used on the advice of a health professional” and “USE UNDER MEDICAL SUPERVISION” - yet at the same time "you will not be allowed to ask your health care practitioner for advice on your options"..<br /><br />Why does the Regulation prohibit guidance from health care practitioners - when it seems that the problem re infant health mainly derives from mis-information/lack of education?Dotnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574479.post-82322637544854710772013-12-10T20:39:07.080+00:002013-12-10T20:39:07.080+00:00The legislative situation in the Netherlands seems...The legislative situation in the Netherlands seems to be quite similar to, though not as restrictive as, that now proposed in South Africa:<br />No happy infants on the packs (just teddy bears - sorry Merpel...), limited advertising, no promotional price cuts, and the mandatory statement that breastfeeding is the healthiest option for a child.<br /><br />As a recent father, I fully agree with a certain degree of restriction.<br /><br />I would not be surprised regulations are similar throughout the EU. Does anyone out there know? For one thing, it goes to show that the South African proposal is not that outrageous. <br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574479.post-58107171292739786242013-12-10T11:37:23.066+00:002013-12-10T11:37:23.066+00:00"both the names and the imagery on many infan..."both the names and the imagery on many infant formula and related products suggest that their consumption or use is beneficial for the infant, while tobacco brands do not"<br /><br />Formula milk may be less healthy than breast milk, but to suggest that it is not beneficial goes too far. Ignoring the third option of no milk is to present a false dichotomy.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574479.post-83745005689397342372013-12-09T11:39:04.109+00:002013-12-09T11:39:04.109+00:00There is a clear difference here, namely that toba...There is a clear difference here, namely that tobacco products would be completely exterminated by whatever means possible, whereas infant food formula should not. I can't see the problem with permitting packaging for infant formula to be attractive, provided the necessary warnings are on the package.<br /><br />Part of the problem with the tobacco business is that the food and beverage industries see this as the thin end of the wedge, with more health-orientated labelling on all manner of chemical products to which food may or may not have been added. I personally see more informative labelling as a necessity, but not to the extent of plain packaging. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com