The Code has 10 important provisions.

• NO advertising of any of these products to the public
• NO free samples to mothers
• NO promotion of products in health care facilities, including the distribution of free or low-cost supplies
• NO company sales representatives to advise mothers
• NO gifts or personal samples to health workers
• NO words or pictures idealising artificial feeding, or pictures of infants on labels of infant milk containers
• Information to health workers should be scientific and factual
• ALL information on artificial infant feeding, including that on labels, should explain the benefits of breastfeeding and the costs and hazards associated with artificial feeding
• Unsuitable products, such as sweetened condensed milk, should not be promoted for babies
• Manufacturers and distributors should comply with the Code's provisions even if countries have not adopted laws or other measures.