The story

Kenya will ban the advertisement and promotion of baby feeding bottles from May 28.

But why

The World Health Organisation has a requirement to end the promotion of breast milk substitutes and related products. According to the Principal Nutrition and Dietetics officer at NMS, feeding bottles or pacifiers do more harm than good.

What was misreported?

Kenya has not banned the sale of feeding bottles or pacifiers. It only banned advertising and promotion of the products.

What does this mean?

The BMS (Breast Milk Supplements) general regulations and control have been operationalised through parliamentary legislation and will come into effect from 28th May 2022. In these regulations, bottles, teats, pacifiers and cups with sprouts will not be allowed as containers for use when it comes to feeding children. The manufacturers of the baby foods including infant formula, complementary feeds and baby feeding equipment will be expected to comply with the standards and general regulations outlined in the law.

In Short…

‘Teat-feeding’ has several shortcomings. The ‘teat’ of the bottle is made of silicon which does not have the same texture as the breast nipple causes nipple confusion.  Nipple confusion leads to the refusal of babies to breastfeed.

Also

Suckling from the teat causes pressure on the inner ear and children may suffer recurrent ear inflammation.

And the bottles are dirty.

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