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Journal of Human Lactation Journal of Human Lactation http://jhl.sagepub.com/ Punching Above Its Weight : Does New Zealand's Responsibility for Protecting, Promoting, and Supporting Breastfeeding Extend beyond Its Own Borders? Judith Galtry J Hum Lact 2013 29: 128 DOI: 10.1177/0890334413481640 The online version of this article can be found at: http://jhl.sagepub.com/content/29/2/128 Published by: http://www.sagepublications.com On behalf of: International Lactation Consultant Association Additional services and information for Journal of Human Lactation can be found at: Email Alerts: http://jhl.sagepub.com/cgi/alerts Subscriptions: http://jhl.sagepub.com/subscriptions Reprints: http://www.sagepub.com/journalsReprints.nav Permissions: http://www.sagepub.com/journalsPermissions.nav >> Version of Record - Apr 16, 2013 What is This? Downloaded from jhl.sagepub.com at Australian National University on June 5, 2013 JHLXXX10.1177/0890334413 481640Journal of Human LactationGaltry 2013 Commentary Journal of Human Lactation 29(2) 128 –131 Punching Above Its Weight: Does New © The Author(s) 2013 Reprints and permission: sagepub.com/journalsPermissions.nav Zealand’s Responsibility for Protecting, DOI: 10.1177/0890334413481640 Promoting, and Supporting Breastfeeding jhl.sagepub.com Extend beyond Its Own Borders? Judith Galtry, PhD1 Keywords artificial infant milk, breastfeeding, China, developing countries, infant formula, infant health, New Zealand, nutrition policy Background Code of Marketing of Breast-Milk Substitutes in the Oceania region.5 There is also legal protection (albeit with restrictive Although a small nation of slightly more than 4 million eligibility criteria) for employed mothers through the people, New Zealand’s potential influence on infant feeding Employment Relations (Breaks, Infant Feeding and Other practices is far reaching. Although there is general support Matters) Amendment Act 2008, which provides workplace for breastfeeding within New Zealand, infant formula manu- nursing breaks, and the Paid Parental Leave Act 2010, which facturing and marketing to key overseas markets, particu- provides 14 weeks’ paid leave around childbirth. larly East Asia, have reached unprecedented levels. On the domestic front, there has been a recent rise in breastfeeding initiation rates; however, exclusivity and dura- The Growth in New Zealand’s Infant tion rates could be improved, particularly among “vulnera- Formula Exports ble” populations, including Maori and Pacific groups.1 As a major dairy farming nation, New Zealand has had a Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development long involvement in the manufacture and sale of infant for- data show that “around 2005,” New Zealand occupied sev- mula. Physician Dr Truby King, founder of the Royal New enth place among mainly high-income member countries in Zealand Plunket Society formed in 1907 to improve infant terms of the proportion of exclusively breastfed infants at 3 and maternal mortality and morbidity, led the development months of age, yet exclusivity rates at 6 months were among of artificial baby food products in the early 1900s.6 the lowest.2 Throughout the 20th century, manufacturers were permitted Recent New Zealand initiatives to support breastfeeding to advertise infant formula, although the adoption of the include the following: in 1997-1998, the New Zealand WHO Code in 1984 saw the introduction of restrictions to Breastfeeding Authority was established to oversee the imple- marketing practices. mentation of the Baby-Friendly Hospital and Community Recently, there has been a dramatic increase in the manu- Initiatives; in 2006, the (since disbanded) National Breastfeeding facture of infant formula exports in New Zealand. Although Advisory Committee initiated the National Strategic Plan of estimates vary,7 one calculation is that in 2009, formula Action for Breastfeeding 2008-20123; and around 2009, a exports were worth NZ$753 million to the New Zealand breastfeeding promotion campaign was conducted with an economy, increasing from NZ$63 million in 1999 and emphasis on Maori and Pacific populations. NZ$120 million in 2004.8 As a leading dairy food exporter, New Zealand is also a signatory to the International Code New Zealand is well placed to capitalize on any expansion in of Marketing of Breast-Milk Substitutes, with the Ministry overseas infant formula markets, particularly those in the of Health handling complaints under 2 voluntary codes: (1) the Code of Practice for Health Workers and (2) the Infant Date submitted: December 27, 2012; Date accepted: February 13, 2013. Nutrition Council Code of Practice for the Marketing of 1Australian Centre for Economic Research on Health, The Australian Infant Formula (a voluntary agreement between major infant National University, Canberra, Australia formula manufacturers not to market formula for infants younger than 6 months of age in New Zealand).4 In 2006, the Corresponding Author: Dr Judith Galtry, Adjunct Fellow, Australian Centre for Economic Research Infant Feeding Association of New Zealand (IFANZ) was on Health, The Australian National University, Canberra ACT 0200, Australia established to monitor the implementation of the International Email: [email protected] Downloaded from jhl.sagepub.com at Australian National University on June 5, 2013 Galtry 129 Asia-Pacific region. But the expanding East Asian market, 2014), are being established in New Zealand to process facilitated by the 2008 New Zealand–China Free Trade high-cost artificial infant milk targeted at Chinese middle Agreement (New Zealand–China FTA), which stipulated a classes and elites,17 whereas product names such as Biopure 5- to 6-year phase out of infant formula tariffs,9 has led to an Health’s Infapure infant formula18 and Synlait’s “Pure unprecedented increase in New Zealand’s infant formula Canterbury” infant formula19 play to infant food safety export production. fears. Meanwhile in New Zealand, mainstream economic Identifying emerging growth opportunities for infant for- concerns are that Fonterra, as New Zealand’s major dairy mula market expansion, recent reports prepared for the gov- cooperative, is not sufficiently benefiting from Chinese-led ernment10,11 note that New Zealand has the advantage of a initiatives16 and that its apparent reticence may relate to its long history of infant food manufacturing (since 1904) and previous costly association with the 2008 Chinese melamine that, in 2009, its infant formula exports exceeded wool disaster. Other concerns are that (1) infant formula pro- exports, with the industry 75% the size of the wine industry duced in China by Chinese companies is being wrongly and growing faster. These reports advise New Zealand, as branded and marketed as “New Zealand-made”20 and (2) one of the world’s largest milk powder producers and export- New Zealand-produced infant formula is being illegally ers and with a significant proportion of its milk powder exported to China, bypassing export regulations and tariffs exports being made into infant formula in other countries, to (a form of piracy estimated to be, as of 2012, “in excess of (1) significantly increase its exported formula (by at least 5 $150 million and growing”).21 times as much as in 2010), (2) move away from manufactur- ing “raw unprocessed goods towards high-end products [and] high quality, premium branded, high status products,” Are There Concerns Associated with such as formulated infant formula versus raw milk powder Increased Artificial Infant Milk Exports? (based on the calculation that 1 kg of infant formula is worth Significant milk-producing countries such as New Zealand 10 times the value of 1 kg of milk powder), and (3) make stand to gain substantially from China’s “infant formula- greater use of its “clean, green” brand to market formula ization” as well as from its loose regulatory environment and overseas.8,10,11 China is identified as a “significant opportu- continued reduction in infant formula tariffs. However, nity,” with potential investment by emerging Chinese manu- although environmental concerns about dairy farming facturers in New Zealand also helping guarantee quality raw expansion effects on New Zealand’s land and waterways material supply as well as attracting other major global infant have been the subject of intense domestic and international formula manufacturers to New Zealand. debate,22 potential adverse health effects have attracted far China is the second largest baby food and infant formula less national attention, possibly because they are perceived market in the world and the largest in Asia (in the order of as having little direct relevance to New Zealand. US$3-6 billion).12 China’s growing export demand for arti- Internationally, there is disquiet over falling breastfeeding ficial infant milk is driven by urbanization and the rise in the rates in East Asia and China and over companies’ marketing middle classes, employed mothers, disposable incomes, and lobbying tactics.23 Between 2005 and 2009, 41% of consumer spending on infant formula, and the demand for a Chinese children commenced breastfeeding, with 28% safe, high-quality product.13 Formula safety fears among exclusively breastfed at 6 months and 43% breastfed with Chinese parents as a result of that country’s 2008 melamine complementary food between 6 and 9 months.24 The World infant feeding scandal, which led to the death of at least 6 Health Organization and UNICEF warn that lack of exclu- babies with thousands more affected,14 have reduced sive breastfeeding increases the
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