Table 2

Description of legal measures documents specifically mentioning digital marketing included in the scoping review (n=28)

CountryYearAimScopeCovered products
0–12 months0–24 months0–36 monthsCommercial milk formula*Other milk products, foods and beverages†Related products‡
African Region
 Botswana200524NA
 Ethiopia201925NANANA
 Kenya201226
 Madagascar201127
 Malawi200428
 Nigeria201929
 South Africa201230NA
Region of the Americas
 Bolivia200636NA
 Brazil200240NANANA
201538
201839NA
 Honduras201337NA
South-East Asian Region
 Bangladesh201417NANA
 Cambodia200518
 India200321NA
 Indonesia201323NA
201222NSNSNSNANA
 Myanmar201420NA
 Maldives200819
European Region
 Kyrgyzstan200844
Eastern Mediterranean Region
 Afghanistan200941NSNSNSNANA
 Lebanon200842
 Saudi Arabia201943
Western Pacific Region
 Cook Islands201431NSNSNSNANA
 Lao People’s Democratic Republic200734
201935
 Philippines200632
 Vietnam201233
  • *Including infant formula, follow-up formula, toddler/growing-up milks and formula products for special medical purposes.

  • †Any provision or drink marketed as a partial or total replacement of breast milk.

  • ‡Products such as teats, feeding bottles, feeding cups (with spouts, straws or teats) and pacifiers.

  • NA, no information available on the issue in the document; NS, the information is not specified in the document consulted but refers to another document.