Hi all,

This is, indeed, a fact--they sold their bottle business to Munchkins about
3 months ago. Needless to say, it took a LOT of "conflict" out of my
association with them. As a result of this move, I felt comfortable
accepting another working arrangement with them: I've been invited to sit on
their Pediatric Advisory Board!!

So, be assured I WILL be questioning how they approach issues like baby
"cosmetics" in their educational materials to both parents and
professionals! We meet for the first time in August, so if any of you have
comments or concerns you'd like me to take to their national directors, I'd
be honored to represent all of us. Please email privately, unless it's
directly bf related....

Smiles,

Carol

Carol Schlef, RNC, MSW, IBCLC
Humor, Health & Hugs
St. Louis, Missouri USA
www.humorhealthhugs.com

>>Date:    Fri, 14 Jun 2002 16:02:22 -0400
>>From:    Helen Armstrong <[log in to unmask]>
>>Subject: No more J&J bottles
>>
>>Good news -- the Johnson and Johnson company has sold off its feeding =
>>bottle business.  See their website at www.jnj.com/news.  Many users of =
>>LactNet may be in settings where baby cosmetics from this company are =
>>distributed to mothers; it is helpful to know that with the elimination =
>>of bottles and teats, the company is no longer in violation of the =
>>International Code of Marketing of Breastmilk Substitutes.
>>But I hope that we will still question whether baby cosmetics are =
>>necessary medically, and if not, whether it is professionally ethical =
>>for specific brands of these needless products to be promoted through =
>>the practices of our workplaces.
>>We never run out of unsettled questions....

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