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179 180 <main id="content" role="main"> 181 182 183 184 185<div class="hero-banner divider-full-width"> 186 <div class="container"> 187 188 189 <img src="https://transform.bsna.co.uk/production/banners/Silhouettes_3_Plain.png?w=870&h=480&auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=crop&crop=top%2Cright&dm=1698039997&s=31bebaf1ff50aabb5daf511bacf49ae0" srcset="https://transform.bsna.co.uk/production/banners/Silhouettes_3_Plain.png?w=1740&h=960&auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=crop&crop=top%2Cright&dm=1698039997&s=89ea0d5cbb27bb741434f9b44f71f4b9 2x" alt="Silhouettes 3 Plain" class="img-background"> 190 191 <div class="col-sm-6 col-lg-7 col-xl-8 text-container"> 192 <h1>About BSNA</h1> 193 <p>The British Specialist Nutrition Association (BSNA) is the voice of the specialist nutrition industry in the UK. We are a trade association representing manufacturers of high-quality specialist nutritional and aseptically compounded products. Our members produce infant formula, follow-on formula, young child formula, complementary weaning foods, medical foods for diagnosed disorders and medical conditions and parenteral nutrition and provide aseptic compounding services for chemotherapy, antibiotics and Central Intravenous Additive Services (CIVAS).</p> 194 </div> 195 196 </div> 197</div> 198 199 200 201 202 203<section class="pb-videoEmbed py-5 bg-white text-dark" id=""> 204 <div class="container"> 205 206 207 208 <div class="row justify-content-center"> 209 210 <div class="col-12"> 211 <div class="ratio ratio-16x9"> 212 <iframe src="https://player.vimeo.com/video/733547860" 213 allow="autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen></iframe> 214 </div> 215 </div> 216 217 </div> 218 219 </div> 220</section> 221 222 223 224 225 226 227 228<section class="pb-tiles py-5 bg-white text-dark" id=""> 229 <div class="container"> 230 231 232 233 234 <div class="row justify-content-center align-items-start"> 235 236 237 238 239 240 241 <div class="col-12 col-sm-6 col-md-4 col-lg-3 my-3"> 242 <div class="card border-0"> 243 <img src="https://transform.bsna.co.uk/production/page-image/tiles/infants.jpeg?w=400&auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=crop&dm=1719571654&s=d4f98097b68235cc2781dfeb2112678b" class="card-img-top" alt="Infants" > 244 <div class="card-body "> 245 <p class="h5 mb-0"> 246 Infants from 0 to 12 months old 247 </p> 248 </div> 249 </div> 250 </div> 251 252 253 254 255 256 257 <div class="col-12 col-sm-6 col-md-4 col-lg-3 my-3"> 258 <div class="card border-0"> 259 <img src="https://transform.bsna.co.uk/production/page-image/tiles/young-children.jpeg?w=400&auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=crop&dm=1719571657&s=7259116c70544ccd098c0e6d2a37394c" class="card-img-top" alt="Young children" > 260 <div class="card-body "> 261 <p class="h5 mb-0"> 262 Young children under 3 years old 263 </p> 264 </div> 265 </div> 266 </div> 267 268 269 270 271 272 273 <div class="col-12 col-sm-6 col-md-4 col-lg-3 my-3"> 274 <div class="card border-0"> 275 <img src="https://transform.bsna.co.uk/production/page-image/tiles/elder.png?w=400&auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=crop&dm=1719571663&s=977801bd4a76759d7f076bca314bc36a" class="card-img-top" alt="Elder" > 276 <div class="card-body "> 277 <p class="h5 mb-0"> 278 Patients with clinically diagnosed diseases, disorders or medical conditions 279 </p> 280 </div> 281 </div> 282 </div> 283 284 285 286 287 288 289 <div class="col-12 col-sm-6 col-md-4 col-lg-3 my-3"> 290 <div class="card border-0"> 291 <img src="https://transform.bsna.co.uk/production/page-image/tiles/baby.png?w=400&auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=crop&dm=1719571666&s=e7ee23486ed377ade924d119ab5f5480" class="card-img-top" alt="Baby" > 292 <div class="card-body "> 293 <p class="h5 mb-0"> 294 People who are critically or chronically ill 295 </p> 296 </div> 297 </div> 298 </div> 299 300 301 302 </div> 303 304 </div> 305</section> 306 307 308 309 310 <hr class="my-0" style="width:100%" /> 311 312 313 314 315 316<section class="pb-richContent py-5 bg-white text-dark" id=""> 317 <div class="container"> 318 319 320 321 <div class="row justify-content-center align-items-start"> 322 323 324 325 326 <div class="col-12 col-md-8 img-width-lock"> 327 328 <h3>Some health conditions and diseases can be managed with nutritional solutions</h3><p>These people have different nutritional needs from the general population; they are typically vulnerable groups who may require specialist care from healthcare professionals.</p><p>Specialist nutrition products are developed on the basis of ongoing research, are supported by a foun
328dation of scientific data, and are highly regulated. They are used in hospitals, nursing homes, and in the community.</p><p>We work closely with Specialised Nutrition Europe (SNE) and the International Dietary Foods Industries (ISDI).</p> 329 330 <a href="https://d1otsxbtxs06ly.cloudfront.net/secure-files/about-bsna/BSNA-brochure-November-2019.pdf" class="btn btn-dark" target="_blank"> 331 Download Our Brochure 332 </a> 333 </div> 334 335 336 337 <div class="col-12 col-md-4 img-width-lock"> 338 339 <p>Â </p><figure class="image"><a href="https://uploads.bsna.co.uk/production/page-image/BSNA-Square-Brochure-FEBRUARY-2025-Final.pdf?dm=1757677638"><img style="aspect-ratio:600/601;" src="https://transform.bsna.co.uk/production/page-image/bsna-brochure.png?w=600&auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=crop&dm=1719571740&s=f8c8b1e9310c0124537d622f1fefd162" alt="" width="600" height="601" /></a></figure> 340 341 </div> 342 343 344 </div> 345 346 </div> 347</section> 348 349 350 351 352 <hr class="my-0" style="width:100%" /> 353 354 355 356 357 358<section class="pb-richContent py-5 bg-white text-dark" id=""> 359 <div class="container"> 360 361 362 363 <div class="row justify-content-center align-items-start"> 364 365 366 367 368 <div class="col-12 col-md-6 img-width-lock"> 369 370 <p style="text-align:center;"><img src="https://transform.bsna.co.uk/production/page-image/logo-sne.jpg?w=245&h=126&auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=crop&dm=1719571827&s=9e0a5989c98d30f18c143c6f48e65a89" alt="" /></p><p style="text-align:center;">SNE is the trade association that represents the specialist nutrition industry in the European Union. SNE counts specialist nutrition trade associations from 19 European countries among its members. BSNA is a member of SNE.</p><p style="text-align:center;"><a href="http://specialisednutritioneurope.eu/">specialisednutritioneurope.eu</a></p> 371 372 </div> 373 374 375 376 <div class="col-12 col-md-6 img-width-lock"> 377 378 <p style="text-align:center;"><img src="https://transform.bsna.co.uk/production/page-image/logo-isdi.png?w=160&h=126&auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=crop&dm=1719571889&s=d80785f6bc1ca3567ef662cbb0697e8b" alt="" /></p><p style="text-align:center;">ISDI represents the special dietary foods industry globally. Its current membership brings together national and international associations from more than 20 countries over 6 continents and it holds Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) status with Codex Alimentarius. BSNA is a member of ISDI.</p><p style="text-align:center;"><a href="http://isdi.org/">isdi.org</a></p> 379 380 </div> 381 382 383 </div> 384 385 </div> 386</section> 387 388 389 390 </main> 391 392 <footer id="footer"> 393 <div class="container py-2"> 394 <div class="row align-items-center"> 395 <div class="col-md-2"> 396 <a href="https://bsna.co.uk/" class="logo"> 397 <img src="https://bsna.co.uk/assets/images/logo.svg" alt="BSNA logo" class="img-responsive mb-0"> 398 </a> 399 </div> 400 <div class="col-md-10 col-lg-8"> 401 <nav> 402 <ul class="mb-2"> 403 <li><a href="https://bsna.co.uk/">Home</a></li> 404 <li><a href="https://bsna.co.uk/pages/sitemap">Sitemap</a></li> 405 <li><a href="https://bsna.co.uk/pages/legal/terms-conditions">Terms & Conditions</a></li> 406 <li><a href="https://bsna.co.uk/pages/legal/privacy-policy">Website Privacy Policy</a></li> 407 <li><a href="https://bsna.co.uk/pages/legal/research-privacy-notice">Research Privacy Notice</a></li> 408 <li><a href="https://bsna.co.uk/pages/legal/cookie-statement">Cookie Statement</a></li> 409 </ul> 410 </nav> 411 <p class="text-center notice text-white mb-0"> 412 © BSNA 2026 | Website by 413 <a href="https://darwinsoftware.co.uk" target="_blank" class="text-light text-decoration-none">Darwin Software</a> 414 </p> 415 </div> 416 <div class="col-lg-2 hidden-sm"> 417 <ul class="social mb-0"> 418 <li><a href="#wrapper" class="icon icon-page-top"></a></li> 419 <li><a href="https://twitter.com/bsna_uk" target="_blank" class="icon icon-twitter"></a></li> 420 <li><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/british-specialist-nutrition-association" target="_blank" class="icon icon-linked-in"></a></li> 421 </ul> 422 </div> 423 </div> 424 </div> 425</footer> 426 427 428 429
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