Naomi Hull
@naomihull.bsky.social
RN, IBCLC, MPH (Nutrition), PhD Candidate @ Uni of Sydney School of Public Health - Advancing Global Food Security for Infants and Young Children.
#infantfeeding #breastfeeding #firstfoodsecurity
National Coordinator - WBTiAUS.
#infantfeeding #breastfeeding #firstfoodsecurity
National Coordinator - WBTiAUS.
3/3 Then this kind of thing will keep happening and infants will continue to be at risk just from being fed and they will NOT have food security. edition.cnn.com/2025/11/09/h...
Preliminary tests find germ that causes botulism in ByHeart baby formula | CNN
Preliminary tests showed that ByHeart baby formula contained the type of bacteria that produces the toxin linked to a botulism outbreak, California health officials said.
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November 11, 2025 at 4:33 AM
3/3 Then this kind of thing will keep happening and infants will continue to be at risk just from being fed and they will NOT have food security. edition.cnn.com/2025/11/09/h...
2/3 If commercial milk formula manufacturers are not held to account with equipment cleanliness, and safe processes and if families are not fully informed on the label of the tin of the risks inherent in commercial milk formulas and appropriate safest preparation instructions,
November 11, 2025 at 4:33 AM
2/3 If commercial milk formula manufacturers are not held to account with equipment cleanliness, and safe processes and if families are not fully informed on the label of the tin of the risks inherent in commercial milk formulas and appropriate safest preparation instructions,
🧵3/3 This is timely given the current work in Australia to restrict the marketing of infant formula and what the formula industry has to say about it. You can read what they are saying about the matter (publicly) here ➡️ www.accc.gov.au/public-regis... and ➡️ www.health.gov.au/resources/pu...
August 6, 2025 at 9:45 PM
🧵3/3 This is timely given the current work in Australia to restrict the marketing of infant formula and what the formula industry has to say about it. You can read what they are saying about the matter (publicly) here ➡️ www.accc.gov.au/public-regis... and ➡️ www.health.gov.au/resources/pu...
🧵2/3 The NZ govt bowed to lobbying, departing from the revised standard to limit misleading labels on formula tins. Evidence of many meetings between formula execs and NZ ministers. Strong regulation of lobbying needed to safeguard infant health from profit. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
August 6, 2025 at 9:45 PM
🧵2/3 The NZ govt bowed to lobbying, departing from the revised standard to limit misleading labels on formula tins. Evidence of many meetings between formula execs and NZ ministers. Strong regulation of lobbying needed to safeguard infant health from profit. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
To demonstrate my point - here is a collection of media headings from the last week. If you have seen any that are the counterpoint aside from Clare's (above) I'd love to hear about them 🙏
June 27, 2025 at 3:38 AM
To demonstrate my point - here is a collection of media headings from the last week. If you have seen any that are the counterpoint aside from Clare's (above) I'd love to hear about them 🙏
3/3 News articles about the lack of formula supply are what the formula industry loves - elevation of importance and 'life-saving' nature of the tinned powder. Plus, the halo effect for donating their product. Meanwhile, women are left malnourished, unsupported and even separated from their babies.
June 27, 2025 at 3:27 AM
3/3 News articles about the lack of formula supply are what the formula industry loves - elevation of importance and 'life-saving' nature of the tinned powder. Plus, the halo effect for donating their product. Meanwhile, women are left malnourished, unsupported and even separated from their babies.
2/3 While I understand there will be a need for formula to be supplied, given the high loss of women's lives in this protracted, man-made conflict, I wonder where the media callout is for better support of women (provision of safe space and counselling) and protection of breastfeeding?
June 27, 2025 at 3:27 AM
2/3 While I understand there will be a need for formula to be supplied, given the high loss of women's lives in this protracted, man-made conflict, I wonder where the media callout is for better support of women (provision of safe space and counselling) and protection of breastfeeding?
It was a priveledge also to be asked to speak on the topic of infant formula regulation - that we could also think of as 'breastfeeding protection'. Joined by Australian Breastfeeding Association, WBTiAUS and other colleagues was a positive robust discussion
May 1, 2025 at 12:27 PM
It was a priveledge also to be asked to speak on the topic of infant formula regulation - that we could also think of as 'breastfeeding protection'. Joined by Australian Breastfeeding Association, WBTiAUS and other colleagues was a positive robust discussion