Events leading to the WHO Code
| Year | Event |
|---|---|
| 1939 | Lecture, Singapore Rotary club: Milk and Murder by Cicely Williams.10 |
| 1972 | Article: commerciogenic malnutrition by Jelliffe.8 |
| 1974 | Book: The Baby Killer by Muller.11 |
| 1975 | Lawsuit by Nestlé against Swiss AgDW for Nestlé kills Babies*12 |
| 1977 | International boycott of Nestlé products by INFACT613 |
| 1978 | US Senate: Hearings on Infant Formula. Edward M Kennedy5 (http://www.waba.org.my/news/senate-hearings-on-formula.pdf) |
| 1979 | WHO/UNICEF meeting Infant and young child feeding, Geneva.6 |
↵* The German translation of ‘The Baby Killer’.
AgDW, Arbeitsgruppe Dritte Weit (Swiss Third World Action Group); INFACT, Infant Formula Action Coalition; UNICEF, United Nations Children's Fund.