During the event, delegates from around 130 countries will discuss and share knowledge and strategies to end the unethical marketing of breast-milk substitutes.
The benefits of milk thistle may be due to silymarin, an active ingredient found in the herb that is said to have antioxidant and anti-inflammatory effects.
She also cautioned consumers to refrain from demanding to buy too much-coloured palm oil because it is becoming increasingly difficult to find such a colour these days.