Section 23, The Breast-Milk Substitutes Act, 2021

(1) Where information or educational material in section 22 deals with artificial feeding or the use of a feeding bottle, it shall also contain - (a) instructions for the proper preparation, storage and use of the product including cleaning and sterilisation of feeding utensils; (b) instructions on how to feed infants with a cup; Information and education materials for feeding or feeding bottles. 28 29 Information and education materials about infant and young child feeding. (c) information on the health risks of artificial feeding, the use of a feeding bottle and improper preparation of the product; (d) statement that - (i) powdered formula is not sterile and may be contaminated with pathogenic microorganisms during the manufacturing process or may become contaminated during storage or preparation; (ii) it is necessary for powdered formula to be prepared one feed at a time usingwater first boiled and then cooled to not less than 70 °C; and (iii) an unused milk must be discarded immediately after every feed; (e) the approximate financial cost of feeding an infant or a young child with such a product in the recommended quantities; and (f) that the practice of providing follow-up formula and young child formula is not necessary. (2) Except as provided in section 24 concerning product information for health professionals, materials that include the topic of artificial feeding shall not contain any health or nutrition claims or other representation that states or suggests that a relationship exists between the product or constituent thereof and health, including the physiological role of a nutrient in growth, development or normal functions of the body. (3) A person who contravenes subsection (1) commits 10,000,000.00 Leones or to a term of imprisonment not exceeding 12