I had been doing some Internet reading on Gerber baby formula corporation's
actions in Guatemala (see below) when I found the following astonishing
website, which is particular heart-wrenching, given the facts in the
Guatemala-Gerber case:

www.casa-guatemala.org/english/kidspages/gerber.html


"There are very few places in the world where so little money can do so much
good.

If you would like to become Gerber's sponsor today for just 
U.S $30.00 per month or U.S. $360.00 per year, 
please click on one of the Paypal logos below."

Now, there is a picture of a cute kid, and we are supposed to believe this
Guatemalan boy's name is Gerber. I suppose it is possible...there are
probably orphans named "Burger King" and "Nestle" also.  But it seems like a
purposeful intent to trade on the Gerber corporate name, an oddly ironic
intent.  If this is a legitimate charity, I am sorry to have to point this
out.  However, read on:

"The following article, which appeared in Corporate Crime 
Reporter (Volume 10, Number 14, April 8, 1996), is 
redisseminated on the Internet with permission.

GERBER USES THREAT OF GATT SANCTIONS TO GAIN EXEMPTION FROM 
GUATEMALAN INFANT HEALTH LAW

In a little noticed victory for Gerber Products Company and 
other multinational corporations seeking to upend national 
health and safety laws as barriers to international trade, 
the Supreme Court in Guatemala earlier this year exempted 
imported baby food products from the country's tough infant 
health law.

According to former UNICEF legal advisor Leah Margulies, the 
Supreme Court decision represents the culmination of a 
successful four-year campaign waged by Gerber to force 
Guatemala to allow imports of Gerber food with packages 
picturing the healthy, fat Gerber baby.

In 1983, Guatemala became one of the first countries to 
adopt the International Code of Marketing of Breast Milk
Substitutes into law. The code and Guatemala's law were 
developed to protect the lives of infants by promoting 
breast-feeding over breast milk substitutes...."

www.cptech.org/ip/gerber.txt 

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