date:Jun 15, 2012
Plan International cited data from the 2011 study by the Philippine Food and Nutrition Research Institute that showed a 10% increase in exclusive breastfeeding rates from 35.9% in 2008 to 46.7% in 2011.
In the same period there was a 16% decrease in the use of artificial milks with complementary foods from 55.4% to 39.4%.
The bill narrows the application of the Milk Code only to artificial feeding products [such as formula milk] for the age group of 0 to six months instead of the current 0 to