Together with many other colleagues I was astonished about the Nestle booth at EAACI \/ PAAM 2019 conference in Florence.<\/p>\n
The advertisement of Nestle for the NAN HA formula (“state-of-the-art routine infant formula\u201c, \u201eproven to reduce the risk of atopic dermatitis\u201c, \u201elong term effects up to 15 years of age\u201c) along with other milk marketing violates recommendations of the WHO and other medical organisations about breast-feeding. None of the claims made is justified from a scientific viewpoint.<\/p>\n
Having paid 650 \u20ac entry fee for a 3 day conference, it is also not acceptable that Dr Antonella Muraro (Padua) explains in Symposium 9 “Special products for cow\u2019s milk allergy\u201c that if Nestle would not be sponsoring the event, the congress fees would be even higher.<\/p>\n
At present, there is no generally accepted benefit of any baby food on long-term allergy prevention while also the therapeutic benefit is questionable. Commercial baby food may even increase later allergy by including supplements that are itself allergenic.<\/p>\n
We therefore recommend a review of the EAACI ethics guidelines of industry sponsorship, and an immediate action against further participation of Nestle at future EAACI allergy congresses.<\/p>\n\n
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Together with many other colleagues I was astonished about the Nestle booth at EAACI \/ PAAM 2019 conference in Florence. The advertisement of Nestle for the NAN HA formula (“state-of-the-art routine infant formula\u201c, \u201eproven to reduce the risk of atopic dermatitis\u201c, \u201elong term effects up to 15 years of age\u201c) along with other milk marketing … Continue reading An open letter to EAACI \/ PAAM 2019 organizers<\/span>