Indeed. Karleen Gribble Australia -----Original Message----- From: Lactation Information and Discussion [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Phyllis Adamson IBCLC Sent: Tuesday, 15 March 2011 3:53 PM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: Formula feeding = food insecurity Re-Stating the obvious: "The government has the duty to make sure Hong Kong babies get enough breast milk and there should be long-term government policies to that end." Phyllis ---- Karleen Gribble <[log in to unmask]> wrote: ============= From: Karleen Gribble [mailto:[log in to unmask]] Sent: Tuesday, 15 March 2011 3:15 PM To: 'Lactation Information and Discussion' Subject: Formula feeding = food insecurity http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0 a0/?vgnextoid=2a99b683465be210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=&s=Business Earthquake shakes up baby formula delivery chain Enoch Yiu Mar 15 2011 For many Hong Kong mothers, a particular worry is the supply of baby formula. The author of this column has no children but many of her friends have babies. Since the melamine-tainted milk powder scandal in China, mainlanders have flocked to the city in search of baby formula made in the US and from Japan. Local mothers have long complained that baby formula is sold from local supermarkets before they get a chance to buy it. Now it seems it is likely that the supply of Japanese-made baby formula may be interrupted. A newborn baby needs to be fed eight times a day and can work its way through a regular 900-gram tin of baby formula pretty quickly. A friend of White Collar, who is a senior banker, has found it harder to buy baby formula than to sell a mortgage loan. "The government needs to have a long-term policy on baby formula,'' she said. "That is important for the health of our next generation.'' Formula is particularly important to the many working mothers in the city who have to go back to work and find it almost impossible to breast feed their babies. The desire of mainland parents to shop for formula in Hong Kong is understandable. Several surveys in recent months have shown that 70 per cent of mainland citizens will not buy mainland-made milk powder and about the same percentage said they had serious doubts about food safety across the border. The melamine scandal in 2008 cost the lives of six children and made 300,000 ill. The mainland has indicated it will step up efforts to maintain food safety but we still hear news from time to time about seizures of fake baby formula. The Japan earthquake is another warning about maintaining a reliable supply of good-quality baby formula and how easily that can be disrupted. The government has the duty to make sure Hong Kong babies get enough formula and there should be long-term government policies to that end. *********************************************** 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 -- Phyllis Adamson, BA, IBCLC Glendale, AZ. [log in to unmask] *********************************************** 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 *********************************************** 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