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Subject:
The Wood For The Trees
From:
Morgan Gallagher <[log in to unmask]>
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Wed, 4 Mar 2009 23:58:02 +0000
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It may be appropriate to point out about now, that boycotting a company 
or product, when possible, is only one strand in an overall strategy.

Whilst we slowly start to boil down in the "Medela" reduction going 
on... it may be worth pointing out that LEGISLATION is the most obvious 
and effective solution.

The countries that have their own legislation, that upholds Code in 
their own laws, and determines punishments for companies breaking it: 
are the countries without formula adverts on their tvs and their billboards!

A system of Government monitoring of commercial marketing, holding up 
the Code, and prosecuting where and when the Code is broken... appears 
to be utterly absent from this debate.  :-)   I'd argue putting 
political pressure on to introduce appropriate controls is the way to 
go.  And certainly something that does not threaten any individual's 
wage.  (Or shouldn't do.)

It's not a weight on all 'our' shoulders, it's a weight on EVERYONE'S 
shoulders.  And that weight should be transferred to everyone.  :-)

Every country who signed Code, should have appropriate penalties for 
breaking it, in their own country.  Honest!  This is a ballot box 
issue.  :-)

Morgan Gallagher

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