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jhain Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-05-07 04:17 PM
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Formula Industry Lobby Undermined Federal Breastfeeding Campaign
Bastards. Screw the babies to help the cronies:

9/5/2007 Formula Industry Lobby Undermined Federal Breastfeeding Campaign - A 2003–2005 breastfeeding promotion campaign commissioned by the federal government was watered down after pressure from formula industry lobbyists, the Washington Post reports. . . .

http://www.msmagazine.com/news/uswirestory.asp?ID=10499
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lapfog_1 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-05-07 04:28 PM
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1. "Udder disaster!" Exclaimed one industry insider
when the governments breast feeding PSA campaign was announced.

(sorry, I couldn't resist, it's an old joke)
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Donnachaidh Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-05-07 04:29 PM
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2. Dunno about anywhere else - but formula is kept behind a counter
where the cigarettes are kept. It strikes me as obscene that these supermarkets are doing this. There must be some real profit being made on powdered formula.
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jhain Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-05-07 04:35 PM
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3. you are 100% correct
http://www.babymilkaction.org/pages/boycott.html
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