User:Drkamalendu

In continuation of the on going slogan of boycotting the Nestle, I like to add that Government of India have enacted the national legislation the "Infant Milk substitutes, Feeding Bottle and Infant Foods (Regulation of Production, Supply and Distribution)Act, 1992" and its amendment in 2003,(IMS ACT) The law comprehensively bans all forms of promotion of infant feeding product, including offering any kind of benefits to any person. Funding of seminars, meeting, research or any other sponsorship to health care professionals or their organizations is also prohibited. It has included chemist shops under the definition of health care systems and therefore promotions of products under the scope of the Act are also banned through these shops. It also bans incorrect information reaching pregnant and lactating women. Unfortunately, the law has not spread to people and professionals, the way it was desired to be. The administration of different organizations are not aware of the law. Yet it has a good impact as a whole. The most important of which is that the advertisements of infant milk substitutes, feeding bottles in all kinds media-print, electronic or other form, have been stopped. The companies are still continuing unscrupulous activities in different forms to promote their products. One way of which is bribing doctors, nurses and other health workers in huge cash or kinds and arranging and sponsoring different meeting and seminars.