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I was wondering the same thing about Nestle when I read
the news. Any business or law experts on our list to shed
some light on that?
I am also quite disheartened about the Medela thread of the last
couple of days. From what I understand the basic problem of
marketing bottles, nipples etc. to the public is not new, they've
been doing that forever. So what is new now?
Thanks,
Naomi
Begin forwarded message:
> Subject: Nestle is poised to buy Mead Johnson's formula business?
>
> I really don't understand how Nestle can keeping acquiring
> competitors and
> not run afoul of US or international law. They would be setting
> prices and
> there would be little if any competition. One of our medical
> suppliers had
> to re-work their market share in the UK. But I guess in the USA,
> it is now
> OK to be a monopoly. Where is the outcry about this from WIC and
> others?
> Hope it comes back to bite Nestle.
> Judy Ritchie
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>
> Nestle also recently acquired Gerber, which owns the vast majority
> of the
> complementary food market in the United States. Should it buy out Mead
> Johnson, the corporation will have a very tight grip on North
> America and
> move that much closer to total global dominance of the formula
> industry.
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Naomi Bar-Yam Ph.D.
Executive Director
Mothers' Milk Bank of New England
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617-964-6676
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