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On 7 Jun 2004 at 22:12, Pat Lindsey, IBCLC wrote:
> I smell a rat. And, it smells like a formula company. We are at war
> with big business. The formula companies and all the pharmaceutical
> companies don't want the US to have higher breastfeeding rates, it's
> not good for their bottom line. Imagine the reduced antibiotic use on
> infants under one year if we had Sweden's breastfeeding rate. Sweden
> has the highest breastfeeding rate and the lowest infant mortility.
> We are 27th in infant mortility! What does that say about our
> wonderful health care system and our country. Where are our
> priorities? Making money is number one, not health care and certainly
> not babies.
Janssen Cilag, the company that makes Motillium, is part of Johnsson
& Johnson.
And guess what? According to 'Breaking the Rules' they are good
friends with Nestlé:
http://www.ibfan.org/english/codewatch/btr01/JJMAM-en.HTM
--
Heleen Hayes
www.xs4all.nl/~hhayes
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