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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