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Working with companies that manufacture breastmilk substitutes : An EAACI position paper

Contributors

Arasi, Stefania; Caubet, Jean-Christoph Roger J-P; Ceylan, Ozlem; Eguíluz-Gracia, Ibon; Del Giacco, Stefano; Gelincik, Aslı; Jutel, Marek; Meyer, Rosan; Ollert, Markus; Torres, Maria J; Written the EAACI Formula Milk Industry Sponsorship Task Force

Published in

Pediatric allergy and immunology, vol. 35, no. 5, e14142

Publication date

2024-05

Abstract

Breastmilk is the optimal source of nutrition for infants and should ideally be provided exclusively for the first 6 months of life, and alongside complementary food until 2 years of life. However, there are circumstances where a breastmilk substitute (BMS) may be required. This includes maternal and/or child conditions or personal preference. Whilst these circumstances should never be used as an opportunity to promote BMS, healthcare professionals (HCPs) need to have the knowledge of suitable alternatives and should always be guided by scientific and health motives when recommending a BMS. The Task Force 'Milk Formula Industry Sponsorship' from the European Academy of Allergy and Clinical Immunology (EAACI), provides with this publication recommendations for EAACI interactions with the BMS manufacturers and how this will be supervised.

Keywords

  • Breastmilk
  • Breastmilk substitutes
  • Feed for special medical purpose
  • Food allergy
  • Industry
  • Humans
  • Infant
  • Milk, Human / immunology
  • Infant, Newborn
  • Infant Formula / economics
  • Milk Substitutes
  • Europe
  • Female
  • Breast Feeding
  • Food Industry
  • Infant Nutritional Physiological Phenomena

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Citation (ISO format)

ARASI, Stefania et al. Working with companies that manufacture breastmilk substitutes : An EAACI position paper. In: Pediatric allergy and immunology, 2024, vol. 35, n° 5, p. e14142. doi: 10.1111/pai.14142

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https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/pai.14142

Journal ISSN

0905-6157
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