Rachel,
I think the post you are referring to on Lactnet was a post made by Jodine
Chase on March 5, 2004 entitled, "Baby formula marketing effort upsets advocates
of breastfeeding."  The link to the story was
http://www.bfnews.blogspot.com

Nestle's Nan (powdered) is sold at my local supermarket.  I just noticed it
about 6 months ago. The label is in Spanish and the can says 12 ounces but I
have to believe it is a one pound (16 ounce can).  Someone may have converted
the gram weight wrong or my vision is poor.  It sells for $7.99 and
similiar-sized cans of powdered infant formula on the shelf of this grocery store sell for
$11.99-$13.79.  Since the label is totally in Spanish but the price is a huge
savings, I would assume that in my neighborhood some mothers are using it
that do not know the Spanish language.  Which probably means that some mothers
maybe mixing this infant formula wrong.
By the way, I live in Florida on the east coast, and my community has a very
small Hispanic population (growing but small).

Nestle's influence is enormous and they make enough profits to fund enormous
amounts of research, particularly human milk research.  I find it interesting
that Lars Hanson, a speaker for this summer's ILCA Conference, is the listed
editor for several Nestle Nutrition Workshops series texts (for example,
"Probiotics, Other Nutritional Factors & Intestinal Microflora).  Probiotics is one
of Nestle's interests with much R&D on human milk and how it creates favorable
gut flora.  The ILCA brochure (on website) does not state his editorship
under Nestle.

Dannon (Group Danone in Europe) also has enormous influence and uses it's
money to fund research and education of the medical community.  I find it of
interest that Dannon is still listed on the website of the Austin Milk Bank---one
can click on Dannon and learn all about their products.  Rather ironic that a
human milk bank would provide advertisment for this company that violates the
WHO Code.  And rather disturbing that after being informed that Dannon is part
of Group Danone (makers of infant formula), they still are providing free
advertising for this company.
Valerie W. McClain, IBCLC

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