This is a beat up. The legislation is about putting decent penalties in for breaking laws related to marketing of infant formula. For a more accurate description try http://venezuelanalysis.com/analysis/9740
Karleen Gribble
NSW

On 17/08/2013, at 6:54 AM, Jessica L. Callahan wrote:

> I saw this on Medscape it was put out in June. I have not seen anything else since then but was wondering if anyone in this group has more information on this. Anyone from Venezuela? What other ideas or suggestions have they made to help increase breastfeeding rates? 
> 
> Reuters Health Information
> 
> Venezuela Considers Taking Bottles From Babies' Mouths
> Jun 14, 2013
> 
> CARACAS (Reuters) Jun 14 - Venezuela's Congress will discuss legislation next week that would prohibit bottle feeding of infants to try to encourage breast feeding and reduce the use of baby formula, said a lawmaker of the ruling Socialist Party.
> 
> Legislator Odalis Monzon said the proposal would "prohibit all types of baby bottles" as a way to improve children's health.
> 
> "We want to increase the love (between mother and child) because this has been lost as a result of these transnational companies selling formula," Monzon said on state television on Thursday.
> 
> She said the Law for the Promotion and Support for Breast-Feeding, passed in 2007, did not establish any sanctions for using formula. However, she did not say what the sanctions might be if the proposed change to prohibit bottle feeding is passed by Congress, where the Socialist Party has a majority.
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