I just wanted to follow up on the issue of subsidiaries of Code violating companies. I have had many inquiries about this as well as the discussion on Lactnet seemed to cause some concern. As NABA is the Code monitoring organization in the US and a few posts doubted my competence and responsibility, I asked the International Code Documentation Center in Penang (Code central) to provide a statement on this issue, specifically regarding Lansinoh. I asked if the subsidiary company is considered the same as the parent company, even if the subsidiary made no products covered under the scope of the Code. Below is their reply: From: IBFAN-ICDC <[log in to unmask]> To: [log in to unmask] Date:Mon, 18 May 2009 2:21 am Dear Marsha, Yes, this would be our view. In our assessment of companies, we lift the corporate veil to consider the records of both parent company and the subsidiary. What one does necessarily implicates the other. Best regards, Joo Kean I hope this helps clear up some of the misinformation and concern about this issue. Marsha Walker, RN, IBCLC Weston, MA National Alliance for Breastfeeding Advocacy US IBFAN organization *********************************************** Archives: http://community.lsoft.com/archives/LACTNET.html To reach list owners: [log in to unmask] Mail all list management commands to: [log in to unmask] COMMANDS: 1. To temporarily stop your subscription write in the body of an email: set lactnet nomail 2. To start it again: set lactnet mail 3. To unsubscribe: unsubscribe lactnet 4. To get a comprehensive list of rules and directions: get lactnet welcome