Vietnam: 06 requirements for contents of information and communications documents on the use of nutritious products for infants

According to Clause 1 Article 2 of Decree No. 100/2014/NĐ-CP of Vietnam’s Government, nutritious products for infants include breast milk substitutes and nutritious complementary foods for under 24-month infants produced by industrial methods, which are up to the set standards and suitable to nutritional needs of each growth stage or special physiological conditions of infants.

Besides, information, education and communications about benefits of breastfeeding and on infant nurturing methods must be prioritized in programs on information, education and communications about mother and child health protection and infant nutrition improvement.

Contents of information, education and communications documents on the use of nutritious products for infants must:

1. Provide instructions on the selection and use of nutritious products for infants.

2. Provide instructions on the cleaning and sterilization of infant feeding utensils.

3. Provide instructions on the feeding of infants using clean cups and spoons.

4. Give cautions about possible harms to infants’ health caused by teats, bottle feeding or complementary foods when they are under 6 months.

5. Provide information on possible infections caused by bottle feeding and inproper preparation of and feeding with breast milk substitutes.

6. Give cautions about high costs of infant feeding with breast milk substitutes.

View details at Decree No. 100/2014/NĐ-CP of Vietnam’s Government, effective from March 01, 2015.

Le Hai

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