On Mon, 10 Jul, Norma Ritter wrote: <<I received a phone call from a woman who wanted to nominate *her client* for an award...I asked who she wished to nominate. The answer was, *Nestle formula company* (Her words.) ...what on earth made her think we would give an award to a formula company?>> Well, this would be a real dilemma, wouldn't it, if a formula company provides top-notch lactation facilities to its employees. Suppose the employee policies at the "Super-insurance" and "Super-milk" companies offer identical paid maternity leave, flexible scheduling on return to work, paid nursing breaks, pumping rooms or on-site child-care for infants and toddlers, LC services for pregnant and nursing employees and the wives of employee fathers, etc. etc., would you give an award to "Super-insurance" and withhold an award from "Super-milk" because you don't approve of "Super-milk's" Code-breaking marketing policies? Suppose "Super-milk" made specialty formulas for babies with PKU, etc., and did not market directly to the public or otherwise break the Code. (This is a really hypothetical question, I know!) Then I would have no problem giving them the award. If the day ever comes when infant feeding companies actually do follow the Code and act as Good Neighbors, I think we have to be prepared to acknowledge it. The Code is a document that's meant to be used. And wouldn't it be a wonderful world if the companies actually did follow it!! Dreaming in Swarthmore... Chris Chris Mulford, RN, IBCLC LLL Leader Reserve working for WIC in South Jersey (Eastern USA) Co-coordinator, Women & Work Task Force, WABA *********************************************** 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