Medela Australia

Healthcare, especially breastfeeding products

Overall

Owned SWI

Rating

About the Ratings

Company Ownership

Medela Australia

AUS

Medela AG

owns 100% of Medela Australia

SWI

Baby accessories

Founded in Switzerland in 1961 by Olle Larsson. Products are available in more than 100 countries.

Company Assessment

(Last updated Jun 2024)

Praise Criticism Information

Medela Australia

Praise

4/5 for packaging performance

This company received a packaging performance level of 4 (Leading) in its 2024 APCO Annual Report. Australian Packaging Covenant Organisation (APCO) is a not-for-profit organisation leading the development of a circular economy for packaging in Australia. Each year, APCO Members are required to submit an APCO Annual Report and Action Plan, which includes an overall performance level from 1 (Getting Started) to 5 (Beyond Best Practice).

Source: APCO (2024)

Medela AG

Information

Irresponsible marketing

The 2017 document by Baby Milk Action outlines evidence of violations of the International Code of Marketing of Breastmilk Substitutes by this company. For example Medela markets the Calma feeding bottle and nipple in a Code violating manner.

Source: Baby Milk Action (2017)

Irresponsible Marketing

This bottle and teat company is named and shamed in IBFAN's 2017 report, 'Breaking the Rules, Stretching the Rules 2017', evidence of violations of the International Code of Marketing of Breastmilk Substitutes, compiled from June 2014 to June 2017. The report covers 792 Code violations from 79 countries and by 28 companies.

Source: IBFAN (2017)