A new report to Congress from the Government Accountability Office has just been published looking at how infant formula is marketed, how it discourages breastfeeding, and how WIC might better protect mothers from being mislead by formula manufacturers. Breastfeeding: Some Strategies Used to Market Infant Formula May Discourage Breastfeeding; State Contracts Should Better Protect Against Misuse of WIC Name. GAO-06-282, February 8. _http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-06-282_ (http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-06-282) It may be helpful in some of our work. Marsha Walker, RN, IBCLC Weston, MA *********************************************** To temporarily stop your subscription: set lactnet nomail To start it again: set lactnet mail (or digest) To unsubscribe: unsubscribe lactnet All commands go to [log in to unmask] The LACTNET mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned LISTSERV(R) list management software together with L-Soft's LSMTP(R) mailer for lightning fast mail delivery. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html