Morgan writes about Nestle's market know how in not selling milk powders in
the UK.  I'm here to assure you that they do sell them here, and they
dominate the market for breastmilk substitutes and weaning foods.  There is
a Norwegian domestic brand that has made some slight inroads in recent years
on the weaning foods, and a Nordic brand of breastmilk substitute, and the
so-called organic breastmilk substitute from Germany is also marketed here.

Morgan, your post is the first I'd ever heard that Nestle used to be based
in Germany.  I can't see anything to that effect on their website either.
Do you have a source for that information?  Please post it to the list if
so, and if not, please let us know that as well.

The Nestle position is that the WHO code on marketing of breastmilk
substitutes etc only applies in developing countries.  They repeat that
claim every time they are confronted.  The Code was meant to protect babies
everywhere from the dangers of unethical marketing of the products covered
by it, not just babies in developing countries.  In addition, a company who
claims to comply with the Code must respect it wherever they are active,
even if they do business in countries that haven't ratified it, because that
is part of being Code-compliant.  It's nothing to brag about if all you are
doing is staying within the laws and regulations in place wherever you do
business, and if the code is stricter than the local laws, then bye bye
Code.  That's like me signing all my posts with my name, and then a line
about how I don't commit murder or tax fraud or theft when residing in a
country where such acts are illegal, so be impressed with ME.  If you
actually go above and beyond what the law requires, especially if it would
serve your own interests more to refrain from so doing, then you could brag
about it, I suppose.  
I still find bragging distasteful, but will acknowledge that behaving better
than required, could be construed as reason to brag.

Rachel Myr
Kristiansand, Norway

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