draft control of marketing of infant and young child food and related products act 10 pages in thai this draft act controls the marketing of infant and young child food and related products according to the rules and agreement written in the international code of marketing of breast-milk substitutes and relevant resolutions adopted by member states of world health organization during world health assembly. it is composed of 6 chapters 33 sections. st1 metricconverter productid1. in u1 ston 1. in st1 metricconverter this act it controls the marketing of infant and young child food and related products that includes infant means a child from birth under the age of 12 months. young child means a child aged between 12 months to 3 years. food for infant and young child means infant formula follow-u formula for infant and young children and continuous milk for young childrena href tbtimsadmin.wto.org web pages edition notification regular.aspx id818882ftn1 titlesu 1 su complementary food that are marketed as products for infants and young children and including other kinds of food for infant and young children proclaimed by the minister with the advice of the committee. related products means milk containers milk bottles teats or other products proclaimed by the ministerial notice with the advice of the infant and young child food and related products marketing committee. 2. the committee on the control of marketing of infant and young child food and related products shall be established and composed of the government academic and ngos representatives. st1 metricconverter productid3. in u1 ston 3. n st1 metricconverter regards to infant formula follow-on formula and continuous milk for young children manufacturers importers and distributors are not allowed with some exceptions to engage in following activities 1 advertising 2 sales promotion 3 offering product samples 4 donation 5 offering of object that carries the name logo signs or symbols that may be related to the products to pregnant women mothers or family members of infant and young children whether directly or indirectly 6 sponsoring events or any other communication means that directly contact with pregnant women mothers or family members of infant and young children whether directly or indirectly 7 providing object equipment or service with name logo or other symbols that links to the product to the organization and health system 8 offering gift money or other incentives to medical and nursing professionals or public health personnel 9 organizing academic training or seminar about infant and young child food with exception of providing funds to professional medical and public health organization to hold academic meeting and 10 any other activities prescribed in the ministerial notice. 4. manufacturers importers and distributors are not allowed to market the complementary food to pregnant women mothers and family members of infants aged less than 6 months in the same ways as above mentioned. 5. producer importers or distributors or its representative must provide factual product information to medical nursing professional and public health personnel and not provide information in following manner falsely present distort the details overstate the benefit or properties create misunderstanding of key information claim or certify the benefits without scientific evidence and make reference to breast-milk. 6. object or communication materials with information on infant formula and follow-on formula must also indicate the approximate financial cost for feeding infant and young children with infant formula and follow-on formula and warning about health hazards caused by inappropriate preparation or use of the product. 7. medical and nursing professionals and public health personnel shall be obliged to provide counselling and education about the implementation of this act and notify the department of health or the officials when the violation of this act is observed. 8. any person who contravenes this act will be liable for a fine. medical and nursing professionals and public health personnel who engaged with the misconduct of this act will be reported to the professional organization to consider appropriate measure according to the professional organization. 9. this act shall come into force 180 days following the date of its publication in the government gazette .a nameftn1 a href tbtimsadmin.wto.org web pages edition notification regular.aspx id818882ftnref1 titlesu 1 su continuous milk for young children we want to refer to growing u milk but there is no thai word for it. this is the literal translation of the term we used in this act.