Heather,
>There has been a clear underlying recognition (I think)  that while of
>course breast milk should be as safe as possible, we should be aware that
>cows milk formula and the water used to make it up may have toxins
>in....though this has not always been spelt out.  I really don't think this
>scare 'has legs'...wonder if other UK lactnetters agree with my gut
>reaction about the response.

I don't think the scare has legs because in UK, we've had one food scare
after another. When the government banned beef on the bone (for fear of
BSE), it had little effect on sales; I think the UK consumer is getting
wise to these things, and realises they usually blow over. Maybe a few
women, who were ambivalent anyway, may use it as an excuse to ABM feed,
but I asked several pregnant women I know and all of them said "But they
say breastfeeding is still better, don't they?" (none were educated
women). Breastfeeding supporters I know haven't been deluged with calls
from concerned mothers.

To quote one mother "If they say the air is poisoned, I'm not going to
stop breathing".
--
Anna H. Breastfeeding advocate and writer.
http://www.ratbag.demon.co.uk/anna/

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