Hi Renee

Great letter, what passion!

Let's see.... this company paid $100 000 for this well publicised promotion, 
vs its normal budget of $4 million lobbying against regulation and taxation 
of unhealthy food.
http://www.opensecrets.org/lobby/clientsum.php?id=D000042332&year=2011

And this company earns $30 billion each year in USA alone, so $100 000 isn't 
as much to them as 1c would be to me.  They must be rolling on the floor 
laughing.

To put this in perspective, the South African revenue service collected 
US$89.5 billion last year vs this company's turnover last year of US$87.5 
(This is the first time I have seen South Africa earning more than n...., 
come to think of it.)  This behemoth multinational, could buy any other 
country in Africa several times over.  But why buy a whole country when 
buying an American city only costs $100 000 and is *just* as effective?

The American health authorities and the lactation consultants need to jump 
on to this issue of the foxes running the henhouse.  Those of you who 
haven't signed already could sign the petition:
<<http://www.change.org/petitions/mayor-cory-booker-newark-new-jersey-usa-stop-the-hypocritical-newarknestle-campaign-to-target-childhood-obesity?share_id=HDVyjOmNmk&>>

Jacquie Nutt IBCLC
South Africa

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