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Wed, 8 Feb 2006 16:09:59 EST
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A new report to Congress from the Government Accountability Office has  just 
been published looking at how infant formula is marketed, how it  discourages 
breastfeeding, and how WIC might better protect mothers from being  mislead by 
formula manufacturers. 
 
Breastfeeding:  Some Strategies Used to Market Infant Formula May  Discourage 
Breastfeeding; State Contracts Should Better Protect Against Misuse  of WIC 
Name.  GAO-06-282, February 8.
_http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-06-282_ 
(http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-06-282) 

It may be helpful in some of our work.
 
Marsha Walker, RN, IBCLC
Weston, MA

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