Infant forumula
Earlier this year a the World Health Organization (WHO) reiterated its position that follow-on milks are unnecessary for 6-24 month old infants, adding that they are nutritionally dubious.
“As reported in a number of studies,while follow-up formula may not be explicitly promoted as a breast-milk substitute, documented marketing strategies, such as packaging, branding and labelling may induce mothers to use follow-up formula in the first six months of life and/or to stop breastfeeding after this period,” the WHO report said.
“This leads to confusion as to the purpose of the product, i.e. a perception that follow-up formula is a breast-milk substitute. This may result in its early introduction, thereby undermining exclusive breastfeeding up to six months of age and sustained breastfeeding up to two years or beyond.”