It has come to my knowledge that since April 2004, Lansinoh Laboratories, Inc., is a 100% owned subsidiary of Japanese company, Pigeon Corporation. 
Pigeon is known violator of the International Code of Marketing of Breast-milk Substitutes.

See this Pigeon Summary of Consolidated Financial Results for Six Months Ended July 31, 2004
www.pigeon.co.jp/english/data/2004_07_e.pdf

On page 4 of the above document, it states:

(2) Expanding our overseas business
In April 2004, we formed an agreement with Lansinoh Laboratories, Inc., a prominent
U.S. manufacturer of breast-feeding-related products. Under the agreement, Lansinoh
became a wholly owned subsidiary of Pigeon. Our intention here is to secure new sales
channels in the North American market, where the birthrate continues to rise, and
expand sales through the launch of attractive new breast-feeding-related products.


Also see page 10 of the  Pigeon Annual Report 2005:
http://www.pigeon.co.jp/ir/ir/data/ar2005.pdf



Pigeon is a known violator of the Code.

Statement of the Code by Company 2004 lists Pigeon, as a manufacturer of Feeding Bottles and Teats,  in "Substantial Violation" in the Code Requirements of 
"No promotion to the public"
"No promotion in health care facilities"
"Adequate labels"
See:
http://www.ibfan.org/site2005/abm/paginas/articles/arch_art/298-9.pdf


Also see:
http://www.ibfan.org/site2005/abm/paginas/articles/arch_art/302-4.pdf

Other references to Pigeon as Code Violator:

http://www.ibfan.org/site2005/Pages/article.php?art_id=302&iui=1
page 87 lists Pigeon as a violator

Breaking the Code 2001 has a section on Pigeon http://www.ibfan.org/site2005/codewatch/btr01/MAIN-en.HTM

http://www.ibfan.org/site2005/Pages/article.php?art_id=298&iui=1

http://www.ibfan.org/site2005/codewatch/btr01/INDEX-en.HTM



It seems that Lansinoh has some type of promotional relationship with LLLI:
http://www.lalecheleague.org/initiative.html


In the interests of full disclosure of information, I share the information that was shared with me,
Janice Reynolds

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