sorry, I have been on nomail for a few days so I don't know what exactly
you refer to. Indeed, numico has a very strong position, and I think all
researchers in the wide field on lactation, breatsmilk composition and so
on do have had some contact ot have been involved in a Numico paid
research. Did you notice that several researches that showed that allergies
in breastfed babies were worse, had (at least a few) Dutch researchers?

Since this items comes up very often in  the neterhalnds, and lots of
reserach has been done here, I've made a page about dioxins in human milk,
that contains a bibliography:
http://utopia.knoware.nl.users/abon/bf_toxins.htm


BTW numico did bougth another compagny in the US. It bougth 2 vitamines
campagny in the last year.


regards,


Annelies Bon
Lay counsellor of the Dutch bf organization "Borstvoeding Natuurlijk"
Breastfeeding resources http://utopia.knoware.nl.users/abon/bfbronnen.htm

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