Commercial Baby Foods in Crisis: Addressing Health, Marketing and Inequalities

Join the University of Leeds and Sustain's Children's Food Campaign for the launch of "Commercial Baby Foods in Crisis: Addressing Health, Marketing & Inequalities". 

In this interactive online event, we will delve into the findings of groundbreaking research by Ali Morpeth and Diane Threapleton from the University of Leeds, who analysed over 630 UK baby food products. 

We will also hear the perspectives of over 1,000 parents polled by Savanta in partnership with the Children's Food Campaign and hear perspectives of parent ambassadors.

The webinar will shed light on the current state of the commercial baby food market and its implications for child nutrition and public health.

Who Should Attend?

This webinar is designed for anyone interested in early years nutrition and creating a better food environment to improve child nutrition and reduce inequalities

• policymakers in national or local government
• public health and nutrition professionals
• manufacturers and retailers
• academic researchers and students
• parenting and children’s organisations
• early years settings providers
• local food partnerships and campaigning organisations
• parents
• journalists and writers

Key speakers & panellists including:

• Ali Morpeth (RNutr), researcher & founder Planeatry Alliance
• Dr Diane Threapleton, Senior Research Fellow in Nutritional Epidemiology, University of Leeds
• Charlotte Sterling-Reid, Baby and Child Nutritionist and author of How to Wean Your Baby
• Dr Vicky Sibson, Director, First Steps Nutrition Trust
• Mary Needham Carlton, Children's Food Parent Ambassador and founder, Munch CIC

Chaired by Barbara Crowther, Children's Food Campaign Manager, Sustain (chairing)

This work is kindly supported by Which? (University of Leeds) and Impact on Urban Health (Sustain/Children's Food Campaign).