Infant Milk Substitutes, Feeding Bottles and Infant Foods (Regulation of production, supply and distribution) Act 1992.

For the proper nutrition of world's children, the World Health Assembly adopted in May 1981, an International Code for Marketing of Breast Milk Substitutes. As a recognition of this Code, the Government of India adopted the Indian National Code for Protection and Promotion of Breast-Feeding ( the Code ) in December 1983. The Code establishes that there shall be no advertising or other form of sales promotion of infant milk substitutes, feeding bottles and teats. The Code, in accordance with this general principle, states that the health authorities shall encourage and protect breast-feeding, and prescribes several measures to ensure that in the marketing of infant milk substitutes no impression is given that these products are equivalent to, or better than breast-feeding. The provisions relating to quality and labelling control of infant milk substitutes, feeding bottles and infant foods are proposed to be implemented under the control of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. Contraventions of the provisions of the Act are punishable with imprisonment for a term up to three years, or with a fine up to 5 000 rupees, or with both.