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APIYCNA Statement on UNICEF’s 2025 Child Nutrition Report on ‘Feeding Profit: How food environments are failing children’
UNICEF’s 2025 Child Nutrition Report, published on 10 September 2025, raises important questions about the prevalence of malnutrition, particularly overweight and obesity, and the importance of food environments that provide nutritious and healthy foods. Early childhood is a critical time for the growth and development of a child. The importance of adequate and age-appropriate nutrition
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APIYCNA Statement – World Food Safety Day 2025
On World Food Safety Day, APIYCNA celebrates the fundamental role of science in ensuring safe and nutritious foods for infants and young children across Asia Pacific As the leading association representing the infant and young child nutrition industry in the Asia Pacific region, APIYCNA is proud to provide people with the essential safe and nutritious
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APIYCNA Statement on the WHA Resolution on ‘Regulating the Digital Marketing of Breast-Milk Substitutes’
APIYCNA Statement on the WHA Resolution on ‘Regulating the Digital Marketing of Breast-Milk Substitutes’ On 26 May 2025, the World Health Assembly (WHA) adopted at its 78th session a resolution on ‘Regulating the digital marketing of breast-milk substitutes’. APIYCNA and its members support efforts to improve the health and wellbeing of infants and young children.
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APIYCNA Factsheet on Carbohydrates and Sugars in Foods for Infants and Young Children
What are carbohydrates? Carbohydrates are one of the three macronutrients in the human diet, along with protein and fat, which are needed in appropriate amounts for energy provision and other bodily functions (source). There are different types of carbohydrates depending on the number of sugar units (monosaccharides) and how the sugar units are chemically bonded
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APIYCNA Statement in response to UNICEF’s ‘Countering Industry Arguments against Code Implementation: Evidence and Rights-Based Responses’
In August 2024, UNICEF published a guidance document for ‘Advocates of the International Code of Marketing of Breast-Milk Substitutes’ (the Code) on how to counter industry arguments against the implementation of the Code. The document alleges 36 common arguments ‘the baby food industry uses to oppose Code legislation’. As the representative association of the baby
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APIYCNA Statement on the ATNI Breast-Milk Substitutes and Complementary Foods Marketing Indexes 2024
APIYCNA and its members support ATNI’s mission to accelerate sustainable access to nutritious and affordable foods, as well as its vision of a world where markets contribute to nutritious and affordable diets for all. For infants and young children during the first years of life, access to nutrition is critical: healthy infants and young children
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APIYCNA Statement on WHO Guidance on Complementary Feeding
APIYCNA has taken note of the WHO Guideline for complementary feeding of infants and young children 6–23 months of age. APIYCNA is concerned that certain recommendations are neither in line with existing regulatory frameworks nor scientifically substantiated. APIYCNA and its members reiterate their commitment to improving nutrition and providing the highest quality products that help
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APIYCNA response to the WHO consultation on Digital Marketing
APIYCNA has shared our recent response to the World Health Organization’s (WHO) draft guidance on regulating digital marketing of breast-milk substitutes. Our overarching comments on the draft are the following: (1) Digital marketing is already covered by the Code, relevant WHA resolutions and several national laws. To avoid duplication, any additional guidance should focus on
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Industry Response to The Lancet Series on Breastfeeding – Ensuring access to optimum nutrition requires a holistic approach
In a joint letter to the editor of The Lancet published on 4 August 2023[1], the Secretary Generals of International Special Dietary Foods Industries (ISDI) and Specialised Nutrition Europe (SNE) emphasise that a holistic approach is required to increase breastfeeding rates, including strengthening maternity leave, workplace policies and funding. APIYCNA supports the message of this
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Working together to support optimum infant nutrition and informed infant feeding choices
Continue reading for our full statement on optimal nutrition and informed infant feeding choices. Download our full statement here. Working together to support optimum nutrition and informed infant feeding choices In light of the upcoming Global Congress on Implementation of the International Code of Marketing of Breastmilk Substitutes (BMS Congress), the Asia Pacific Infant and
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APIYCNA Reactive Statement to Access to Nutrition Foundation’s 2018 Global Access to Nutrition Index
The Asia Pacific Infant and Young Child Nutrition Association (APIYCNA) supports the Access to Nutrition Foundation’s (ATNF) goal to encourage companies to increase consumer access to nutritious and affordable foods and beverages. Good nutrition in pregnancy and during the first few years of life has a critical impact on long-term health outcomes. For more than
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Position on NGO “Milking It” Campaign
Reinforcing industry commitment to advancing optimal infant and young child nutrition through scientific and medical research, supported by education and information. It is essential that infants and young children receive the necessary nutrients at appropriate levels to help set them on a path to a long, healthy life. For more than a century, the Infant
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ISDI Position on WHO Guidance on ending inappropriate promotion of foods for infants and young children
On 28 May 2016, the World Health Organization (WHO) discussed a Draft Guidance document entitled “Ending the inappropriate promotion of foods for infants and young children” at the Sixty-ninth session of the World Health Assembly (WHA). International Special Food Dietary Industries (ISDI) believe this guidance is a missed opportunity to appropriately address public health issues for