This. Is. Horrendous. (Hat tip to Lactnet's own Iona McNab for the original share). An all-out attack, in the annual report by the Trump U. S. Trade Representative (USTR), on *other* countries' successful legislation supporting the International Code of Marketing of Breast-milk Substitutes (to curb predatory marketing practices). Claims it is a "trade barrier" for the USA to have those countries safeguard vulnerable parents and children by restricting marketing practices. Translation: sales of formula will go down when breastfeeding rates go up, and the Trump USTR doesn't like that.. Read about the report here: http://citizen.typepad.com/eyesontrade/2017/04/trumps-trade-agency-attacks-other-countries-efforts-to-promote-and-protect-breastfeeding-in-new-repo.html See the actual report here: https://ustr.gov/sites/default/files/files/reports/2017/NTE/2017%20NTE.pdf <https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fustr.gov%2Fsites%2Fdefault%2Ffiles%2Ffiles%2Freports%2F2017%2FNTE%2F2017%2520NTE.pdf&h=ATPoJqoQ0qL3QVnDv_8CDuGvvCq2TnN5-JUs5vbHzrH1y9liARmG4s2oO7_Q-Y_5bbISXtpD8APuHj9XWBARX8S-lP4uiLhevb4NuPoMr_ezdq8TgirZCi-rG8MKadHGFPoLirrTKuHjPJKggw&enc=AZNoxerdZmrdfvpVUilPpiM0BTOkjndKqlsdKv0lUrOYafGiyMjO2VcvLq-1awd0T5_owT__-qWsP5FiHWRtzkHZ4cDEeTOPbB_sG2ncT9zaJzcStwwsE72fSPFENtpaa3uYILR_JvMXD7AbZ0NBXAksWEsH85zC7dXAAx26nngGSEcrlyOhyR2hSIT9n4JTz4vuZ_1YmTVyQ0QitZrjHHgO&s=1> -- Liz Brooks, JD, IBCLC, FILCA Wyndmoor, PA, USA Director, Human Milk Banking Assn of North America (2015-17) Adjunct Professor, Drexel Univ, Public Policy of Breastfeeding "IBCLCs empower women and save babies' lives!"-Ursuline Singleton *********************************************** 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
