<<http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070619/ap_on_re_as/philippines_breast_feeding
_war;_ylt=AiPEDdHhEXr92MElsQVpOoPMWM0F>>

<<http://tinyurl.com/33retu>>

MANILA, Philippines - A debate over breast-feeding vs. bottle feeding went
to the top Philippine court Tuesday, with health officials arguing that
aggressive advertising by U.S. and British companies has some women
believing formula is better than their own milk. 
 
With breast-feeding rates declining across Asia, the Philippine Health
Department last year proposed regulations to strengthen its national milk
code, which already bans formula companies from advertising products made
for babies less than a year old. 

<<snip>>

Attorney Agnes Devanadera, representing the Health Department, argued that
exceptions would be made for some ads.

"It is a matter of explaining to our people, for those who have forgotten,
that there is no substitute for breast milk," she told the court. "We are
not prohibiting the sale of milk substitutes, but we are prohibiting the
advertisements."





Thought this was an interesting article, must have been written by one of
"us."

Best wishes,
Sam Doak

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