Thanks to Anne, I was able to find the post you were looking for.
Unfortunately, I cannot find your e-mail address now!  Enjoy!  Linda Pohl, IBCLC

>From: Cynthia Visness <[log in to unmask]>
>Subject:      Australian activist
>
>I got a kick today at work I thought I would share with you all.
>
>I've read a number of posts bemoaning how mothers ought to be
>informed of the dangers of infant formula and how health providers
>could be considered liable for failing to provide this information.
>Wouldn't it be nice....
>
>Well, Professor Roger Short, a breastfeeding zealot and FHI Board
>Member has actually submitted a formal request to the Australian
>government to require infant formula to carry this warning label on
>the outside:
>
>        Warning: Infant formula is potentially hazardous to the
>        health of your baby in the first 4-6 months of its life.
>
>And on an insert inside:
>
>        Feeding an infant on artificial formula during the first
>        4-6 months of its life instead of breast milk puts the
>        baby at much greater risk of:
>        diarrhoea
>        respiratory infections
>        sudden infant death syndrome
>        necrotising enterocolitis
>        lowered intelligence (IQ) in later life
>        allergies in later life
>        early age onset diabetes
>
>        Failure to breastfeed also has adverse effects for the mother:
>
>        she is at greater risk of developing breast cancer in later
>        life
>        she is denied the contraceptive effect of lactational
>        amenorrhea
>
>He asserts that Australia ought to do this as a signatory to the
>Innocenti Declaration and to set an example to the rest of the
>world.
>
>I understand his proposal has not been met with favor.  But I guess
>it has been getting attention...
>Cindy Visness
>Family Health International
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