
Empowering Good Infant Nutrition
On 1st March 2019 the Mayor and First Steps Nutrition Trust hosted an ‘Empowering Good Infant Nutrition in London’ conference at City Hall.
In the London Food Strategy, published in December 2018, the Mayor committed to:
• Support an increase in breastfeeding rates in London
• Make London a baby friendly city
• Make the GLA group more breastfeeding friendly
• Encourage all Boroughs to achieve Unicef UK Baby Friendly Initiative accreditation in maternity and community services.

Statement on the EFSA Consultation on the appropriate age for introduction of complementary feeding into an infants' diet
The EFSA panel on Nutrition, Novel Food and Food Allergens (NDA) were requested to review its 2009 opinion on the appropriate age of introduction of complementary foods for infants and published its response and the public consultation in April 20191. The 260 page long consultation document, accompanied by 5 annexes, details the panel’s review of over 300 publications.















