BSNA News
Ask, Look and Listen - Malnutrition Awareness Week 2024 (11-17 November)
BSNA is delighted to support this year’s Malnutrition Awareness Week (11-17 November), launched by the Malnutrition Taskforce and BAPEN in 2018 to raise awareness of undernutrition and dehydration in the UK.
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BSNA STATEMENT ON COMPETITION AND MARKETS AUTHORITY (CMA) INTERIM REPORT ON INFANT FORMULA MARKET
BSNA welcomes the interim report from the CMA and the opportunity to engage with them further. Our priority is that families are able to access the support and information they need to give their babies a healthy start in life, whether they choose to breastfeed or use infant formula.
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Survey on the Safety of Nutritional Borderline Substances
A survey is being undertaken by the Advisory Committee on Borderline Substances (ACBS) and the NHS England Patient Safety team looking at whether there are any safety concerns with Nutritional Borderline Substances (NBS).
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Standard adult ready-to-drink oral nutritional supplements: ACBS policy
After a lengthy review period, the ACBS published its final report on standardising pack sizes on 22 August 2024. The outcome of the consultation is that the ACBS is not recommending action on volume size at this time.
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World Food Safety Day 7 June - prepare for the unexpected
BSNA joins with colleagues at International Special Dietary Foods Industries (ISDI) to celebrate the sixth World Food Safety Day and calls on all stakeholders to work together to prepare for the unexpected.
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BSNA joins global colleagues to welcome the new global standard on follow-up formula for older infants and products for young children
BSNA joins with our colleagues at International Special Dietary Foods Industries to welcome the revision of the new global Standard for Follow-up Formula (CXS-156-87) set by Codex Alimentarius.
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SNE statement on World Health Organization Guideline for complementary feeding of infants and young children
Specialised Nutrition Europe (SNE) has expressed concern about certain recommendations and the methodology employed by the WHO in their Guideline on complementary feeding in a newly released statement
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Making disease-related malnutrition a priority for health and social care in the UK and worldwide – Malnutrition Awareness Week 2023
This week marks Malnutrition Awareness Week 2023 (6-12 November), led by the Malnutrition Taskforce and BAPEN, promoting the message that it is easier to manage malnutrition (or dehydration) when it is spotted earlier. This Malnutrition Awareness week BSNA supports the call for greater priority to be given to identifying and managing malnutrition, to mitigate the serious consequences for patients and reduce huge costs for health and social care.
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Industry Response to The Lancet Series on Breastfeeding - Ensuring access to optimum nutrition requires a holistic approach
In a joint letter to the editor of The Lancet published today (4 August), the Secretary Generals of International Special Dietary Foods Industries (ISDI) and Specialised Nutrition Europe (SNE) emphasise that a holistic approach is required to increase breastfeeding rates, including strengthening maternity leave, workplace policies and funding.
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Celebrating Dietitians Week 5-9 June 2023
This week is Dietitians Week (5-9 June) - an opportunity to reflect on the importance of dietitians and why they are central to tackling malnutrition in the UK. We support the British Dietetic Association's work to promote the work and value of the dietetic workforce.
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