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Karleen Gribble <[log in to unmask]>
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Wed, 23 Dec 2009 11:24:23 +1100
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Quite disingenuous since Medela have themselves said that they are not 
compliant and do not intend to become so....
Karleen Gribble
Australia

> With regard to the WHO Code, one organization has determined Medela to 
> non-compliant based on their interpretation of the Code; however we have 
> not received written notification from the World Health Organization nor 
> UNICEF.  Each organization needs to determine how they wish to interpret 
> the Code, or if they want someone else to make this determination for 
> them.  For clarification, Medela has never, and will never, market 
> breastmilk substitutes.  The area in which has come into question is 
> related to bottles and teats.  Everything that we do is to support 
> breastfeeding and the breastfeeding mother.
>
> Please visit our website at 
> http://www.medelabreastfeedingus.com/assets/file/MedelaStatementIIWHOCodeFINAL.pdf 
> or feel free to call me directly and I would be more than happy to explain 
> the situation in more detail.
>
> Have a wonderful holiday season!
>
> Rachel S. Mennell
> Director of Marketing Communications and Services – Breastfeeding
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