The Corporate Political Activity of the infant commercial milk formula industry in Mexico during the COVID-19 pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic represented an opportunity for CMF companies to shape public policy and public discourse in Mexico. Our study highlights their aggressive CPA strategies, strengthened by emergencies, and the need to implement measures to protect breastfeeding, especially in Mexico and other countries that will likely experience other crises in the future. The CPA strategies of CMF industry violate the right to breastfeeding of mothers and children and the right to accurate nutrition information not influenced by commercial interests.
Authors
- Emanuel Orozco (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6550-7385)
- Mishel Unar‐Munguía (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1156-9337)
- Mélissa Mialon (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9883-6441)
- Ángela Carriedo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0193-6199)
- Óscar Reséndiz-Lugo
- Christian Torres (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3287-5413)
Institutions
- American Public Health Association (US)
- Inserm (FR)
- Université Paris Cité (FR)
- Evaluation et recherche en services et politiques en santé pour les populations vulnérables (FR)
- Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública (MX)
- World Federation of Public Health Associations (CH)
- Fundar (MX)
- Católicas por el Derecho a Decidir (MX)
Publication Details
- Journal
- International Breastfeeding Journal
- Published
- 2025-12-13
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s13006-025-00791-9
- Primary Topic
- Breastfeeding Practices and Influences
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00