SCIENTIFIC AND FACTUAL?

Early day motion 19, tabled 18 May 2016 by Alison Thewliss (Scottish National Party). Signed by 27 members.

That this House warmly welcomes the publication of Scientific and factual? A review of breastmilk substitute advertising to healthcare professionals by Dr Helen Crawley of First Steps Nutrition Trust; notes with interest the various case studies cited by First Steps Nutrition Trust which demonstrate what it considers to be misleading and inaccurate advertising of infant formula by Danone, HiPP, NANNYcare, Mead Johnson, Abbott Nutrition and SMA; asks that the Government takes greater action to ensure that accurate and independent information on infant formula is more freely available; and calls on the Advertising Standards Agency to ensure more robust action is taken against companies which it considers are misleading health professionals and consumers.

Signatures by party: Scottish National Party 23, Social Democratic and Labour Party 2, Independent 1, Labour 1.