I think that the problem is just this...IBCLCs have been employed by infant
formula manufacturers to man their helplines as you describe and I *think*
that although complaints have been made about individuals who have done so
IBLCE have not felt able to withdraw the credential for whatever reason
(probably legal). It may be that it is not possible to withdraw the
credential in some jurisdictions (but surely not the whole world!) I may be
wrong but perhaps someone here on Lactnet knows more than I do.
Karleen Gribble
Australia



So she tells her
employer that this activity is prohibited by the International Code of the
Marketing of Breastmilk Substitutes provision that applies to health
workers. She tells her employer that IBCLC's are bound by this Code and that
she would stand to lose her credential if she participated.

Her employer considers this all and decides that they can't afford to have
her lose her credential. The IBCLC credential is too prestigious and
recognizable to their other clients to jeopardize it. They consider firing
her, but they know that if they do the next IBCLC they hire would be bound
by the same Code. So they back off. Score one for IBCLCs!

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