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Magda Sachs <[log in to unmask]>
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Fri, 29 Feb 2008 16:29:27 +0000
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/7271450.stm 

Baby milk firms win court fight 

Mothers are advised breastfeeding is best for their babies
Baby milk manufacturers have won a High Court battle to delay introducing 
stricter labelling rules.
The Food Standards Agency and the UK government wanted tighter rules on 
marketing and promoting all formula milks brought in last month. 

But manufacturers said that did not give them enough time to re-label 
existing stocks. 

The new rules are now set to come into force from 2010 - but the government 
has been given leave to appeal. 

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Magda Sachs
Breastfeeding Supporter, BfN and sometime advisor to Baby Milk Action 

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