Table 1

Type of funding from breast-milk substitute (BMS) companies identified by online searches

CategoryCriteria
Sponsorship
 Funding of journals, newsletters or other publications
  • Written indication of BMS companies as sponsors of the journal, magazine, or newsletter

 Funding for conferences and events
  • BMS company logos on conference webpage

  • Written indication of BMS companies as sponsors

  • Written indication of satellite symposia or other events sponsored by BMS companies

 Funding for scholarships, fellowship, grants and awards
  • Written indication of BMS companies as sponsors of scholarships, awards, grants, or fellowship funding

 Funding for websites or general use
  • BMS company logos on home page or sponsors/partners page

  • Written indication of BMS companies as sponsors

  • Written promotion of a particular BMS company

Payment for services
 Paid advertisements in publications
  • Advertisements of BMS companies in online publications

 Exhibitor space at conferences or events
  • Written indication of BMS companies as exhibitors

  • Photos of BMS exhibitions at conferences

Associations’ conflict of interest policies, guidelines or criteria
  • Existence of any official document of the association that mentions conflicts of interest (includes official conflict of interest documents, codes of ethics, association statutes, etc.)