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"Denise Ferrell, Bsn, Ibclc" <[log in to unmask]>
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Thu, 5 Oct 1995 09:27:52 -0400
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From Denise Ferrell,again.

I thought it was interesting to see how Consumer Reports comments in their
Baby
Products Book about the Politics of Formula and the May 1993 antitrust suits
against 3 manufactureres.It seems that the profits were very high( for every
$1 the actual
cost was .16) for Abbott.(Similac) from 1980 to 1993 price was raised 207%.
It notes
that similar antitrust suits were filed against Bristol/myers Squibb(Enfamil)
and American
Home Products(SMA).The total settlements for these companies in Florida was
230million.

Is it coincidence that one year after these suits and national exposure,that
a debilitating
article in Wall Street was written on Breastfeeding.Was this a marketing
tactic or
retaliation.The article,by the way still insults me in yuppyland,as my heart
bleeds for the
actual suffering of the misinformed,uneducated or unsupported.

Bye D.F..

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