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Announcement: Hong Kong Code of Marketing and Quality of Formula Milk and Related Products, and Food Products for Infants & Young Children
2 Nov 2012 (Fri)
The Taskforce on Hong Kong Code of Marketing of Breastmilk Substitutes (Taskforce) was set up in June 2010 to develop and promulgate the Hong Kong Code, which aims to protect breastfeeding and contribute to the provision of safe and adequate nutrition for infants and young children. The HK Code provides voluntary guidelines to manufacturers and distributors of formula milk; feeding bottle, teats and pacifiers; and, food products for infants and young children aged 36 months or below.
On 26 October 2012, the Department of Health (DH) launched a public consultation on the draft HK Code submitted by the Taskforce to invite views from the trade and the public. In order to facilitate more members of the public and interested organisations to express their views, the consultation period has been extended for two months till 28 February 2013 . Please send your views on the draft HK Code to us on or before 28 February 2013 through any of the following means –
| Post : |
Secretariat Office
Taskforce on Hong Kong Code of Marketing of Breastmilk Substitutes Family Health Service Department of Health Room 1308, 13/F, Guardian House 32 Oi Kwan Road Wanchai, Hong Kong |
| Fax : | (852) 2574 8977 |
| E-mail : | hkcode@dh.gov.hk |
Note: In providing us your views, please let us know in case you do not want to be attributed. Unless otherwise specified, all responses will be treated as public information and may be published in the future without further notice.