THEWLISS DEMANDS MORE SUPPORT FOR BREASTFEEDING MOTHERS ON INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY

GLASGOW CENTRAL MP CALLS ON AN END TO EXPLOITATIVE MARKETING
 
On International Women’s Day, Alison Thewliss, MP for Glasgow Central, has called on the Government to take immediate action to support breastfeeding mothers.
 
Speaking in her capacity as the chair of the APPG on Infant Feeding, Thewliss has urged the Government to listen to the concerns of the APPG and end exploitative marketing in the UK.
 
Thewliss has been a champion for new policies that encourage breastfeeding, such as encouraging football clubs across Scotland to declare their stadiums breastfeeding friendly.
 
Thewliss recently spoke at the launch of the Lancet Series which focused on the dangers of the marketing of baby formula in the UK and around the world.
 
Commenting, Alison Thewliss MP said:
 
“On International Women’s Day, it is important to remember the struggles that breastfeeding mothers face across the country.
 
“The Lancet Series demonstrated the reach of the infant formula industry and highlighted the need for immediate action to end the harmful and exploitative marketing. Commercial milk formula is a multi-billion-dollar industry and companies spend considerable sums on marketing, with the purpose of influencing the decisions families make about infant feeding.
 
“The UK Government must fully implement the WHO International Code of Marketing of Breastmilk Substitutes to protect our youngest citizens from rapacious marketing.”

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