European expert groups launch urgent plan for optimal nutritional care for all cancer patients at ESPEN Congress 2021
A joint report launched by expert groups at the European Society for Clinical Nutrition and…
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Further ruling by Advertising Standards Authority against Kendal Nutricare Ltd for breaches of infant formula advertising rules
Following a ruling against Kendal Nutricare Ltd in April this year, the Advertising Standards Authority…
Prioritising nutritional care in the Health and Care Bill 2021
As the Health and Care Bill passed through its Second Reading stage in the House…
The importance of medical nutrition at home
BSNA member companies supply patients who are unable to achieve adequate nutritional intake via food…
Industry calls on EU Commission to remove barriers to export into the EU of products containing Vitamin D3
Industry groups including BSNA have joined together to call on the EU Commission to remove…
World Food Safety Day: Celebrating the role of safe and nutritious food in providing for the health and wellbeing of people around the world
BSNA joins with International Special Dietary Foods Industries (ISDI) to support World Food Safety Day…
BSNA statement on Daily Mail article on the use of infant formula and baby foods
BSNA responds to an interview in the Daily Mail this week with Royal College of…
ACBS launch consultation on ONS policy
The Advisory Committee on Borderline Substances (ACBS) has today launched an open consultation on proposed…
Medical Nutrition International Industry invite proposals for €30.000 national grant
The Medical Nutrition International Industry (MNI) will award €30.000 to a national initiative or research…
Advertising Standards Authority rules against Kendal Nutricare Ltd advertising of infant formula
The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has today published a ruling against Kendal Nutricare Ltd, judging…
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Tackling malnutrition through the Health and Care Bill 2021
On the final day of the fourth UK Malnutrition Awareness Week, with its theme of…
Ask, Look and Listen - UK Malnutrition Awareness Week 2021
BSNA is supporting the fourth UK Malnutrition Awareness Week (MAW), which is taking place 11-1…
European Society for Clinical Nutrition and Metabolism (ESPEN) Congress 2021 (9-14 September)
ESPEN'S second virtual congress takes place this week with a wide variety of events, discussions…
Heavy metals and the diet of infants and young children: what you need to know
Baby food and drinks in the UK are amongst some of the most regulated and…
HOME ARTIFICIAL NUTRITION (HAN) WEEK 2021
HAN week 2021 is taking place 2-8 August and is a week dedicated to raising…
Arsenic: what you need to know - update July 2021
BSNA members manufacture products aimed specifically at infants and young children which are highly regulated…
World Safety Day - ‘Safe food now for a healthy tomorrow’.
The third annual World Food Safety Day takes place on 7 June 2021 on the…
New report from BSNA: Enabling informed decision making and respecting parent choices in infant feeding
A new report outlines the findings of a survey commissioned by BSNA to explore the…
Tipping The Balance - the role of medical foods in managing the COVID-19 Pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic has led to the unprecedented expansion of and challenge to critical care…
Newly formed IDDSI UK Reference Group
BSNA members hope to bring expert medical nutrition product knowledge to contribute to the newly…
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The expenditure of disease-related malnutrition is estimated at £19.6bn/yr in England
29.3% of infants born in England are exclusively breastfed at 6-8 weeks
Parenteral nutrition is used by patients for a total of 1.2mn days/yr
