From Naomi Baumslag MD MPH Dear Jan and other Lactnetters: The Nestle Boycott is still on and so are the violations by Nestle and others of the Code. The Boycott started in 1977 and ended with promises in 1984 because Nestle was losing money but as none of the promises were kept the boycott was resumed in 1988 against Nestle and American Home Products makers of SMA, S-26 and Nursoy. For details about the boycott see "Milk Money and Madness" by N. Baumslag and D. Michels, (Bergin & Garvey) pp154-166; for boycott information see p227. Note that Action for Corporate Responsibility has moved to Washington. Thr new contact person is Jan Richter, 202-776-0595. For recent Nestle violations of the WHO/UNICEF Breast Milk Sustitutes Marketing Code contact Jan. Nestle entered the US baby formula market after 1980 with its product Carnation and has recently bought Poland Spring Water which it is advertising as a "natural" for mixing with formula or "serving straight from our bottle to baby's bottle". Now Nestle is trying to capture the US baby formula market (see WIPHN News; Winter 1995) We thought in 1984 that the companies would adhere to the code but the battle is still being waged to get every mother to bottlefeed. They've bottled milk and water. Wait for it - bottled air is coming. Naomi Baumslag