{"id":1479,"date":"2025-04-24T14:01:06","date_gmt":"2025-04-24T14:01:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.phithuongbatphu.com\/?p=1479"},"modified":"2025-04-30T01:48:07","modified_gmt":"2025-04-30T01:48:07","slug":"metros-formula-for-change-campaign-heads-to-downing-street","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.phithuongbatphu.com\/index.php\/2025\/04\/24\/metros-formula-for-change-campaign-heads-to-downing-street\/","title":{"rendered":"Metro\u2019s Formula for Change campaign heads to Downing Street"},"content":{"rendered":"
\n
\n\t\t\"Formula\t<\/div>
The campaign made it to No.10 (Picture: Metro\/Belinda Jiao)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Having gained over 107,000 signatures, Metro and the family support charity<\/a> Feed delivered their Formula for Change <\/a>petition to the Prime Minister Keir Starmer<\/a> and Secretary of State for Health<\/a> and Social Care Wes Streeting today, to demand more is done to make infant formula accessible and affordable to all families.  <\/p>\n

Launched in 2023, our award-winning campaign has continued to raise awareness of the impact of soaring formula prices, which have rocketed by 25% in the past two years<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Under current guidelines, formula falls into the same category as tobacco and lottery items, and isn\u2019t available to purchase with cash alternatives. However, without loyalty points and grocery vouchers provided by local councils and food banks to those struggling the most, parents at the sharpest end of the cost-of-living crisis have few options. <\/p>\n

Some families are even being forced into unsafe infant feeding practices that put their babies\u2019 health at risk, while others are formula foraging, or stealing formula<\/a> to feed their children. <\/p>\n

This is why the Formula for Change petition is urgently calling on the UK Government to review infant formula legislation and give retailers a clear green light to accept loyalty points, grocery vouchers provided by food banks and local authorities, and store gift cards as payment for infant formula. <\/p>\n

While we know this measure alone won\u2019t solve the problem, it will increase options for families. <\/p>\n

\n
\n
\n
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t{“@context”:”https:\/\/schema.org”,”@type”:”VideoObject”,”name”:”Metro.co.uk”,”duration”:”T2M13S”,”thumbnailUrl”:”https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2025\/04\/24\/16\/97653985-0-image-m-12_1745510336994.jpg”,”uploadDate”:”2025-04-24T17:02:10+0100″,”description”:”107,000 people signed the petition calling on the government to urgently review their infant formula legislation and give retailers the green light to accept loyalty points, all food bank vouchers and store gift cards as payment for infant formula.”,”contentUrl”:”https:\/\/videos.metro.co.uk\/video\/met\/2025\/04\/24\/6774527633980305463\/480x270_MP4_6774527633980305463.mp4″,”height”:270,”width”:480}<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\t

To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tbrowser that
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
supports HTML5
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tvideo<\/a><\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\t<\/video>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n

\n
\n
\n

Up Next<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n