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Baby Feeding Law Group UK

@katiepk.bsky.social: keep in touch with @1stepsnutrition.bsky.social & www.bflg-uk.org #APPGIFI

Screenshot from Katie Pereira-Kotze's presentation about the Government response to the CMA infant formula market study recommendations. Of the 11 recommendations listed 2 were rejected, 3 require further work and 6 were accepted in principle

.@katiepk.bsky.social: UK Govt response to the CMA infant formula market study rejected 2 recommendations on labelling, required further work on some recommendations on messaging and advertising rules, accepted in principle other recommendations on messaging, advertising and regulations #APPGIFI

Sorry to disappear, here's the rest of the coverage of the excellent presentations and discussion in yesterday's #APPGIFI meeting, chaired by @jessbrownfullermp.bsky.social!

Title slide from Dr Katie Pereira-Kotze's presentation to the APPGIFI on the Government response to CMA infant formula market study - summary and reflections, with the Baby Feeding Law Group - Uk and First Steps Nutrition Trust logos

Today we're hearing from @katiepk.bsky.social from @1stepsnutrition.bsky.social, which holds the secretariat role of the Baby Feeding Law Group UK. Katie is speaking today about the Governemnet response to Competition and Markets Authority infant formula market study #APPGIFI

Good afternoon from the #APPGIFI meeting in @ukparliament.parliament.uk chaired by @jessbrownfullermp.bsky.social. The APPG was reconstituted in the AGM before the public segment of the meeting, with the full name of APPG on Infant Feeding and Inequalities restored

A good summary of @wbtiuk.bsky.social’s report card for the UK on ten policy & programme indicators ⬇️ TLDR: not much progress since the 2016 report & the UK is in the bottom 25% of countries. Implementing the recommendations of the @cmagovuk.bsky.social report on BMS would be a great step #APPGIFI

You can find a full 🧵write up of our session at the APPG on Infant Feeding hosted by @jessbrownfullermp.bsky.social over on @lllgb.bsky.social (one of our WBTi Core Group members). Enjoy!
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The title slide from the WBTi presentation to the APPG on Infant Feeding. Text: Action on feeding babies in the UK

Good afternoon from the APPG on Infant Feeding and Inequalities chaired by @jessbrownfullermp.bsky.social. Today we're hearing from @helengray.bsky.social about the 2024 WBTi report Action on feeding babies in the UK, a follow up from the first, baseline report from 2016 #APPGIFI

Have you emailed your MP to ask them to attend on Wednesday? www.theyworkforyou.com

Or email edmund.legrave at parliament.uk to get the Teams link to join online #APPGIFI

The UK Parliament buildings seen from across the Thames. Text: Ask your MP! Invited them to the next APPG meeting on Infant Feeding and Inequalities. June18th, 1-2pm, Portcullis House & on Teams

The next meeting of the APPG on Infant Feeding & Inequalities led by @jessbrownfullermp.bsky.social is next Wednesday, June 18th, 1-2 pm. Email her office c/o edmund.legrave @ parliament.uk for the Teams link & invite your MP!

We’ll be hearing about the new WBTi UK report #APPGIFI

Sorry to miss the rest!

In answer to questions about the #APPGIFI, @jessbrownfullermp.bsky.social says the aim is to have these meetings quarterly going forward, hopefully in this same hybrid format. They don't have access to the old mailing list so they will start a new one and share details

Screenshot of overview slide from Katie Pereira-Kotze's presentation showing the cover of the CMA report. Text: ALL parents should be able to make informed infant feeding choices. Other text will be listed in the posts to follow this one

Next up we heard from @katiepk.bsky.social from @1stepsnutrition.bsky.social in their capacity as Secretariat of the UK Baby Feeding Law Group.

Katie Pereira-Kotze: ALL parents should be able to make informed infant feeding choices #APPGIFI

Infant formula and follow-on formula market study The CMA is undertaking a market study into infant formula and follow-on formula in the United Kingdom.

Read the final CMA report on their Infant formula and follow-on formula market study here, released 14 February 2025 www.gov.uk/cma-cases/in... #APPGIFI

A graph from Rachel Smith's presentation with figures from the CMA analysis based on retailers' monthly average selling price data, showing increasing fomula prices for the 13 best-selling products between March 2019 and September 2024. Title: Parents could save hundreds by switching to a lower priced brand

CMA graph on formula prices since March 2019 from earlier show big price increases of 29-59% (!) across brands for the best-selling product formats between March 2019 and September 2024 "Parents coujld save hundreds by switchin to a lower priced brand" #APPGIFI

Rachel Smith: Parents could save hundreds by switching to a lower priced brand (£300-500/baby's first year). Prices rose 29-59% from 2019-2023. Some prices feel in 2023-24 but almost all at or above prices at start of 2023. Prices do not vary much across retailers #APPGIFI

Screengrab from Rachel Smith's presentation. Text: The market is highly concentrated, and manufacturers appear to compete primarily on brand, rather than on price. Highly concentrated market (top 3 manufacturers account for 90-100% of supply, largest has 50-60%). Although barriers to entry & expansion are not insurmountable, these barriers together significantly reduce the likelihood of disruption to incumbents. Manufacturers appear to compete primarily on brand reputation, rather than price. Retailers do not strongly constrain manufacturers' prices and retailer price competition is limited

Good morning from the APPGIFI meeting, chaired by @jessbrownfullermp.bsky.social, where we are hearing from Rachel Smith from the Competition Markets Authority on their inquiry into formula pricing.

Measures needed to deliver better outcomes for parents in terms of choice & price #APPGIFI

I have also emailed but please attend as my MP, @sarahbool.bsky.social! Infant feeding and equitable access to support, free from commercial influence, is important to me #APPGIFI

We'll be hearing from Rachel Smith form the Competitions & Markets Authority and @katiepk.bsky.social from @1stepsnutrition.bsky.social in their capacity as Secretariat of the UK Baby Feeding Law Group about the inquiry into fomula pricing. Follow along here tomorrow (the 1st 1/2 at least) #APPGIFI

The UK Parliament buildings seen from across the Thames. Text: Ask your MP! Invited them to the next APPG meeting on Infant Feeding and Inequalities. March 4th, 10-11 am, Portcullis House & on Teams

The APPG on Infant Feeding & Inequalities is BACK, led by @jessbrownfullermp.bsky.social. The next meeting is TOMORROW, March 4th, 10-11 am in person at Portcullis House & online on Teams. Please email her office Jess.brownfuller.mp@parliament.uk for the link & invite your MP #APPGIFI