IBFAN
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IBFAN is a global network of organizations that advocates for breastfeeding and monitors and campaigns against unethical marketing of breastmilk substitutes and baby foods.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| IBFAN canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T862276 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: IBFAN Context triple: [International Baby Food Action Network, abbreviation, IBFAN]
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A.
JFBA
JFBA is the nationwide professional body representing and regulating lawyers and bar associations in Japan.
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B.
FBU
FBU is the ICAO airline designator assigned to French Bee, a French low-cost long-haul carrier.
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C.
FIBA
FIBA is the international governing body for basketball, responsible for overseeing global competitions, setting the rules of the game, and organizing major tournaments such as the Basketball World Cup and Olympic qualifying events.
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D.
WAFU
WAFU is the West African Football Union, a regional governing body for football in West Africa under the Confederation of African Football.
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E.
IATAS
IATAS is the acronym for the International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, the organization best known for presenting the International Emmy Awards.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: IBFAN Target entity description: IBFAN is a global network of organizations that advocates for breastfeeding and monitors and campaigns against unethical marketing of breastmilk substitutes and baby foods.
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A.
JFBA
JFBA is the nationwide professional body representing and regulating lawyers and bar associations in Japan.
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B.
FBU
FBU is the ICAO airline designator assigned to French Bee, a French low-cost long-haul carrier.
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C.
FIBA
FIBA is the international governing body for basketball, responsible for overseeing global competitions, setting the rules of the game, and organizing major tournaments such as the Basketball World Cup and Olympic qualifying events.
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D.
WAFU
WAFU is the West African Football Union, a regional governing body for football in West Africa under the Confederation of African Football.
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E.
IATAS
IATAS is the acronym for the International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, the organization best known for presenting the International Emmy Awards.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
advocacy network
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international non-governmental organization network ⓘ |
| acronym | IBFAN self-link ⓘ |
| advocatesFor |
maternity protection measures that support breastfeeding
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protection of breastfeeding from commercial influence ⓘ regulation of marketing of breastmilk substitutes ⓘ |
| collaboratesWith |
UNICEF
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World Health Organization ⓘ |
| coreActivity |
advocacy at international policy forums
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monitoring compliance with the International Code of Marketing of Breast-milk Substitutes ⓘ public awareness campaigns on breastfeeding ⓘ research on marketing practices of baby food companies ⓘ support to governments on code implementation and legislation ⓘ |
| field |
breastfeeding promotion
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consumer protection ⓘ human rights ⓘ infant and young child nutrition ⓘ public health ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
continued breastfeeding with appropriate complementary feeding
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protection of infants from commercial exploitation ⓘ support for exclusive breastfeeding for the first six months ⓘ |
| founded | 1979 ⓘ |
| foundedAtEvent | WHO/UNICEF meeting on infant and young child feeding ⓘ |
| foundedBy | civil society organizations concerned about infant formula marketing ⓘ |
| fullName | International Baby Food Action Network ⓘ |
| hasGlobalScope | true ⓘ |
| hasMemberType |
consumer group
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grassroots group ⓘ health professional association ⓘ non-governmental organization ⓘ |
| hasRegion |
Africa
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Asia ⓘ Europe ⓘ Latin America ⓘ Middle East ⓘ North America ⓘ Oceania ⓘ |
| hasWebsite | https://www.ibfan.org/ ⓘ |
| monitors |
implementation of the International Code of Marketing of Breast-milk Substitutes
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marketing of baby foods ⓘ marketing of breastmilk substitutes ⓘ |
| opposes |
unethical marketing of baby foods
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unethical marketing of breastmilk substitutes ⓘ |
| purpose |
to advocate for appropriate infant and young child feeding practices
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to campaign against unethical marketing of baby foods ⓘ to monitor marketing of breastmilk substitutes ⓘ to protect, promote and support breastfeeding ⓘ to support implementation of the International Code of Marketing of Breast-milk Substitutes ⓘ |
| supportsDocument |
International Code of Marketing of Breast-milk Substitutes
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subsequent World Health Assembly resolutions on infant and young child feeding ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: IBFAN Description of subject: IBFAN is a global network of organizations that advocates for breastfeeding and monitors and campaigns against unethical marketing of breastmilk substitutes and baby foods.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.