If you’re a parent, you might have noticed toddler “milk” while browsing the formula aisle. The powdered drink, aimed at children between 1 and 3, often pledges benefits like “improved brain development” or “improved immune function.”

But you may not know that these products are largely unregulated and make claims that are not supported by science, according to studies. For this reason, among others, public health authorities around the world have long sought to police such advertising. Yet despite these efforts, toddler milk has grown to become a $20 billion global business.

  • Bezier@suppo.fi
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    7 months ago

    People can just choose not to buy

    The same could be said of all consumer protection laws, but does this kind of thinking ever end up working in favour of the consumer?

    • anlumo@lemmy.world
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      7 months ago

      Nope, that’s not the idea behind that approach. This is just about industry profits.