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Department of Health and Ageing – Healthy Living Branch

The Healthy Living Branch is responsible for developing and evaluating national policy, resources and initiatives in the areas of nutrition and healthy eating, health promoting physical activity and promoting healthy weight.

New Zealand Ministry of Health Manatū Hauora

The Ministry of Health aims to ensure that the health and disability support system works for all New Zealanders. Healthy Eating – Healthy Action (HEHA) is the Ministry of Health’s strategic approach to improving nutrition, increasing physical activity and achieving healthy weight for all New Zealanders.

The Ministry of Health’s Nutrition Guidelines

The Breastfeeding Homepage

Food Standards Australia and New Zealand

FSANZ is a bi-national Government agency with the responsibility is to develop and administer the ‘Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code’ (the Code), which lists requirements for foods such as additives, food safety, labelling and GM foods.

New Zealand Food Safety Authority (NZFSA)

The New Zealand Food Safety Authority’s mandate is to protect consumers by providing an effective food regulatory programme covering food produced and consumed in New Zealand as well as imports and exports of food products.

Advisory Panel on the Marketing in Australia of Infant Formula (APMAIF)

The Advisory Panel on the Marketing in Australia of Infant Formula (APMAIF) is a non-statutory advisory panel appointed by the Australian Government in 1992 to monitor compliance with, and advise the Government on the Marketing in Australia of Infant Formulas: Manufacturers and Importers Agreement 1992 (MAIF Agreement).

Compliance Panel for the Code in New Zealand

The Compliance Panel was established by the Ministry of Health and is part of the complaints process for implementing and monitoring the Code in New Zealand.

National Breastfeeding Committee

The committee was established to provide expert advice to the Director-General of Health, working with the vision of making breastfeeding the norm in New Zealand.

National Strategic Plan of Action for Breastfeeding 2008-2012

The National Strategic Plan of Action for Breastfeeding 2008-2012 sets out a strategic framework to support the establishment of a breastfeeding culture in New Zealand. It is the advice of the National Breastfeeding Committee to the Director-General of Health.

Plunket

Plunket is New Zealand’s largest provider of support services for the development, health and well being of children under the age of 5. It is a national not-for-profit organisation, community-owned and governed.

Australian Breastfeeding Association

The Australian Breastfeeding Association (ABA) is an organisation of people interested in the promotion and protection of breastfeeding. ABA was founded in Melbourne, Victoria in 1964 (as the Nursing Mothers’ Association), with the primary aim of giving mother-to-mother support to breastfeeding women.

NZ Breastfeeding Authority

The NZBA was formed in 1997-8 by a number of groups involved in the breastfeeding field to work towards the establishment of the Baby Friendly Hospital Initiative (BFHI) in New Zealand. It was incorporated in 1999 and contracted by the Health Funding Authority to develop BFHI for New Zealand. Its primary focus has been on the establishment of BFHI, together with the development of the Baby Friendly Community Initiative (BFCI).

Advertising Standards Authority NZ

The prime function of the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) is to self-regulate advertising in New Zealand.

International Special Dietary Food Industries (ISDI)

INC is a member of ISDI. ISDI is the leading international expert association on special dietary foods. It brings together national and international associations that are active in this food sector from more than 20 countries over 6 continents.
ISDI is a platform for debate on regulatory, technical and scientific issues regarding special dietary foods.
The objectives of ISDI are:

– To promote high standards in the production and trade of special dietary foods;

– To collect, analyse and communicate information and documentation relating to special dietary foods;

– To collaborate with international institutes and organisations such as the Codex Alimentarius and the World Health Organisation (WHO) and the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO).

ISDI holds a Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) status with the World Health Organization (WHO) and with Codex Alimentarius.

The International Association of Infant Food Manufacturers (IFM)

IFM and its member companies embrace a common purpose: to protect and promote the health of infants and children. IFM member companies conduct extensive research to develop products that satisfy the nutritional needs of infants and young children, including those with health problems requiring special dietary attention.

IDACE

IDACE is a European association representing the views of its members, who are the dietetic food industry associations of the EU member states. In turn, the national associations represent the manufacturers of foods for particular nutritional uses.

International Formula Council

The International Formula Council (IFC) is an international association of manufacturers and marketers of formulated nutrition products (e.g., infant formulas and adult nutritionals) whose members are predominantly based in North America. It was formed in 1998 through the consolidation of the Infant Formula Council (founded in 1970) and the Enteral Nutrition Council (founded in 1983).

BSNA

The British Specialist Nutrition Association represents the manufacturers of specialist nutrition products, covering products as diverse as infant formula and prescribable gluten free foods, medical foods and sports foods.

World Health Organisation

WHO is the directing and coordinating authority for health within the United Nations system. It is responsible for providing leadership on global health matters, shaping the health research agenda, setting norms and standards, articulating evidence-based policy options, providing technical support to countries and monitoring and assessing health trends.

Members’ websites

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Members’ websites

Bayer Healthcare

Dairy Goat Co-operative (N.Z.)

Fonterra

Heinz

Murray Goulburn Co-operative Co. Ltd

Nestlé

Nutricia

Wyeth