Thanks to Ellen for referring to one of my favorite sites, David Emery's About.com on Urban Legends. When I went to see what there was and found that the Nestle Boycott was identified as an Urban Legend, this was my response. I hope he will also hear from others regarding the quality of Nestle's formula as opposed to the marketing practices. Dear Mr. Emery, While your response to "Please tell me I'm not Crazy" is most reasonable (http://urbanlegends.about.com/science/urbanlegends/library/weekly/aa112497.htm?terms=breastfeeding), there is far more evidence to support both the marketing practices AND the product quality leading to the Nestle boycott. Artificial milk has been well documented to be substandard to human breast milk. According to UNICEF, "If every baby were exclusively breastfed from birth, an estimated 1.5 million lives would be saved each year. And not just saved, but enhanced, because breastmilk is the perfect food for a baby’s first six months of life -- no manufactured product can equal it." (http://www.unicef.org/breastfeed/). While Nestle breastmilk substitution products may not be substandard in relation to other companies' breastmilk substitution products, it has been well documented to be substandard to human milk. Therefore, I would hope you consider the facts about the quality - or lack thereof - of this product and it's dangers to infants in your discussion of whether this is or is not an urban legend. Thank you, Joan Edelstein, DrPH, RN Professor of Maternity Nursing San Jose State University Perinatal Education Coordinator Kaiser Permanente, Hayward (Baby Friendly) *********************************************** The LACTNET mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned LISTSERV(R) list management software together with L-Soft's LSMTP(TM) mailer for lightning fast mail delivery. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html *********************************************** The LACTNET mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned LISTSERV(R) list management software together with L-Soft's LSMTP(TM) mailer for lightning fast mail delivery. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html