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Advisory Panel on the Marketing in Australia of Infant Formula (APMAIF)

Annual Report of the Advisory Panel on the Marketing in Australia of Infant Formula 2007 - 2008

The Panel monitors compliance with the Marketing in Australia of Infant Formulas: Manufacturers and Importers Agreement (MAIF Agreement). The aim of the MAIF Agreement is to contribute to the provision of safe and adequate nutrition for infants, by the protection and promotion of breastfeeding and by ensuring the proper use of breast milk substitutes when they are necessary.

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Published by the Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing November 2009

The Annual Report contains information on the activities of the APMAIF and reports on complaints made under the MAIF Agreement. APMAIF Annual Reports are tabled in both houses of Parliament before they are made available to the public and interested groups. The Department of Health and Ageing publishes the APMAIF Annual Reports and assists the APMAIF in their preparation, however the views expressed in the reports are those of the APMAIF.

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