"I personally think it would be more productive to have a newsletter with Valerie's discoveries, to which anyone who is interested in this subject can subscribe.  Yahoo Groups is a good, free vehicle for this.  If you'd like help setting such a group or newsletter up Valerie, I'd be happy to help you."

I have to disagree completely. The biotech industry has extensively researched human milk components. They have found these components to be miraculous in their behaviour and function. Wouldn't the logical response for anyone who has this information and is concerned with human health be the active promotion of breastfeeding? Yet, these companies do not use this information to promote breastfeeding; they use it to undermine breastfeeding. The only ethical action to take in any part of the world is the promotion of breastfeeding. 

Valerie is correct about implications in developing countries. When we flew from China to Tibet this summer, we carried a lot of bottled water on the plane with us. We were quite restricted in the weight of our luggage, yet made room for water. This is b/c bottled water is very expensive in Tibet as it is carried up the mountain, like most things, by people. On the way to the airport on our flight out, the roads were partially washed out by rain the previous night. In Chengdu, the roads were so bad, that the 4 hour busride in both directions was quite harrowing at times. The water in much of China is seriously polluted--we always drank bottled water. And while China is a third world country, in so many ways, the infrastructure is much better than in other third world countries. So, how in the world is it a good idea to solve nutritional problems in countries like this by creating a fabulous new formula or formula supplement? There are the blatant risks, like the need for clean water or the undermining of breastfeeding (the Chinese love most things American, I am sorry to say). But there are so many others. If you have ever seen the way the Chinese translate English (anyone seen "Hero" with Jet Li?), you would be very concerned about proper printed instructions. And if you have ever been to China or even Chinatown, you will know that a major problem there is with the concept of "intellectual property rights"--so what happens when the knock-offs of these wonder products hit the market?

In my personal opinion, I am terribly greatful to Valerie and appalled by the actions of the biotech industry. Lactnet is definatately "the" place I want to read this info. BTW--I cannot possibly read all of my Lactnet posts, but I am a junkie and cannot give it up. No matter what, though ALWAYS read Valerie's.
Jennifer Tow, IBCLC, CT USA