The infant milk substitutes,feeding bottles and infant foods regulation of

The infant milk substitutes,feeding bottles and infant foods regulation of production,supply and distributionact,1992 Vasava Jaydip.p 17ll4a

and distribution of infant milk substitutes, feeding bottles and infant

foods with a view to the protection and promotion of breast- feeding and ensuring the proper use of infant foods and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.

to the infant
by protecting and promoting the breastfeeding and regulating

the mother's
milk substitutes as well as the sale and distribution of infant foods.

from commercial promotion, and thereby prevent malnutrition and deaths in

infants and young children. Promotion of infant milk substitutes and related products like feeding bottles and teats do constitute a health hazard.

Distribution) supply and distribution of infant milk substitutes, infant foods

and feeding bottles. The main objects of the Act is to protect and promote breast feeding and to breast feeding as also to make a concerted effort for the realisation of goals.

ignorance (Regulation of Production, Supply and Distribution) Amendment Act,by the

... helped in enacting the Infant Milk Substitutes, Feeding Bottles and Infant Foods want of this critical information, many still continue to advocate the old norms.

Foods (Regulation of Production, Supply and Distribution) Act (IMS Act)

which was Benefits for mothers reduces risks of breast and ovarian cancer return to their pre- A realistic timeline for their achievement, and measurable process.

(Regulation of 1992 and IMS Amendment Act 2003 for better

understanding of readers. An Act to regulation of production, supply and distribution of infant milk substitutes, feeding bottles and infant foods .the benefits and superiority of breastfeeding.

year and two-thirds of these deaths are related to inappropriate

infant feeding practices(1). To protect infant health , India became one of the few countries in Asia to fully implement the International Code of Marketing of Breastmilk Substitutes with the enactment of the Infant Milk Substitutes, Feeding Bottles and Infant Foods (Regulation of Production, Supply and Distribution) Act, 1992.

breastfeeding from commercial promotion, and thereby prevent malnutrition and deaths

in infants and young children. The IMS Act controls marketing practices of baby food manufacturers.