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NEW DELHI, SATURDAY.. JULY 31, 1993/SRAVANA,~,~9~~..

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Supply and DistributionJiAct, 1992 (41 of 1992), the Central

vovel'1lment hereby appoints the first day of August, 1993

3St ile date on which the said Act shall come into forcc,

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L Short title and commencement-(1) These. rules may be

called the Infant Milk Snbstitut s, Fo ding Bottles and Infant

PVOd8 (Regulation of Production, Supply and Distribution)

Rules, 1993:,

(2) They shall come into force on th date of commence-

m nt of the Infant Milk Substitutes, Feeding Bottles and

Infant Foods (Regulation oProduction, Supply and Distri-

bution) Act, 1992 (41 of 1992),

2. Definidons,--(1) In these rules, unJess ,he c.9ntext other-

wise requires,-

(a) Act mC .

(a) th~do~~ould be Jnform;;cl ii1 writing ou-

, (i) ibe need1 ~r pr6~;;iing brea5t leading

ii) the nutritional superiority of mother's ,milk;

(iii) tile benefits of breast milk, that is to say that brea~

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(A) the best natural food for infunts;

(B) always dean;

(C) protect.s the iIJiant from infe\NT NOTICE , in capital letters m


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;, (2) The. pa,rticulars of aec1aration to be specified p11 ' tb~

label under the Prevention of Food. Adulteration Act, 1954

(37 bf 1954) and the rules made thereunder 'sha'lt b; in English

:orin Hindi il,1Devnagri script:

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Providedlhat nothing herein cotllained shall 'prev~nt the

'{jsef of auy language in addition to the l311guage' required to

'.b~ used under this sub-rule.

7. Particulars of labelling of; infant foods--fn addition to

the requirements specified by or under the Prevention of

~Food Adulteration Act, 1954 (37 of 1954) and under section

.6. of .the -< .ct,the label or the container of every infant. milk:

or infant food substitute or their advertisements shail. conform

to the following, namely:- ~ -,.'.

(a) LlJ.e'IY1'es of letters' nsedshall not be less than 5

ruil-limetres in size.,

(b) the'eolour of the text prmted or us~d shall be different

fj'om that of the batkground of hel~ > k.fQ l.t_afuer

or. the advertisement. as' the case may be.

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the lext of the particulars shall be ~6minent and

conspicuous in the central panel of the labe , con-

tainer or the advertiseIj1cnt

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(d) it shall indicate-

(j) tlia an infant milk substitute or an ,infant~'

, food should 15 p repared appropriately' ~nd bYgI-

enically lJesides taking adequate care in .cleaning

of utensils, lJotties and teats.

(ii) a warning against health hazards of inappropriate

prep'al'atiOn. as ullder:--'--

Infant milk substitutes/Infant $oods

Wflriling/cautlOl1'-Cnrefui and hygienic' prqparation

of infant food is inost essential for health. Do

not use fewer SCOgpSthan'directed, sinsl feeding is iTIl1cn c.heaper than feeding in-

f>ill milk 9ubstitUte5 ,as the cost of the extra food

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) llIothon who breMt feed wmally have longer

periods. of infertility after cbild birth than non-

.lactatDrs.

b) details of management of breast feeding, as

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. i) breast feeding-

(.A):immediately after delivery en~es the contrac-

tion of the womb and helps the mother to re-

gain ber. figure quick1y;

E is successfn.1 when the infant suck1es frequently

and the mother wanting to breast-feed is COIC-

tident in her ability to do so..

(if) in or&... to promote and support breast feeding

tbe mothe?s natural des.i.re tp breast feed should

always be encouraged by g villg. where needed,

practical advice and making' sure that she has

the support of her Telatives.

(Hi) adequate care for the breast and nipples should be

taken during pregnancy.

(iv) it is also necessary to put the infant to the breast

as soon as possible after delivery,

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(v) let the mother and the infant stay together after

the delivery, tbe mother and her infant should

be allowed to stay togeth~r (in hospital, this is

ca11ed rooming-in ).

(vi) give the infant colostrum as it is rich in many

nutrients and anti-infective factors protecting t,he

infants from infections during the few days of

its birth.

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(vii) the practice of discarding 'cowstJ:urn and giving

sugar water, honey water, butter or other concoc-

tions instead of colostrum should be very strongly

discpuraged.

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(viii) let the infants suckle on demand.

.(lx) every effort should be made to breast' feed the

infants whenever they cry.

x mother should keep her body and clothes and that

of the infant always neat and clean.

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