On 01/12/2005, at 5:24, vgthorley wrote:

> On Wed, 30 Nov 2005 Rachel Myr wrote:
> ".... For the record, Avent is considered a 'non-WHO code-compliant  
> company'
> because of the way they market their feeding bottles and teats,[snip]
> Hi:
> 1) Just name me one breast pump company that *doesn't* market  
> bottles, whatever they may call them.  I was looking at websites  
> only this week, and the so-called "clean" company

Perhaps the distinction between "market" and "make/sell" is a key  
point here? This is perhaps getting a little off topic so I'm happy  
for replies to go privately... Avent recently started a promotion in  
NZ where they were doing a freebie "powder dispenser" giveaway with  
each pack consisting of manual pump and two bottles.

To me, that's very very different from a company that makes  
replacement bottles compatible with its pump available, without  
advertising or promoting them in Code-noncompliant ways. I don't  
think anyone has ever cogently argued that the existence of  
breastmilk substitutes or milk collection/feeding devices is in and  
of itself unethical or a violation; it is some (sometimes most?)  
aspects of their marketing and promotion that becomes so.

Lara Hopkins

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