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
>
>
>
> 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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