Sharon

Personally, I adhere to the WABA guidelines for conferences that I organise and am the IBFAN contact/network coordinator in Australia, so appreciate your comments. 

I have just agreed to organise the exhibits and sponsors for ILCA 2003 in Sydney, so I'm declaring that interest, but I know nothing about the exhibits etc for Acapulco and express my own opinions here!
 
I assume someone made a genuine mistake, which for whatever reason (and it could be complex) wasn't able to be remedied for the conference. Once again, I assume that changes have been implemented so that ILCA isn't embarrassed again. ILCA certainly state that all exhibitors are to adhere to the WHO Code.

Did you write to ILCA on this? if so, perhaps you could tell us what was said..

Jan Cornfoot
http://www.capersbookstore.com.au
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----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Sharon Johnson 
  Sent: Saturday, July 28, 2001 11:21 AM
  Subject: Code Violators at ILCA






  I did not attend the ILCA Conference in Acapulco, but as I was 
  reviewing the syllabus, I noticed that Code violators were permitted to 
  display as vendors. I realize this in itself is not a violation, but the same 
  could be said for formula companies displaying. IBFAN gives very clear 
  reasons why and how these companies violate the International Code of 
  Marketing Breastmilk Substitutes. See their website: www.ibfan.org for further information. None of these bottle companies market their bottles and teats as a vessel to feed 
  expressed breastmilk to infants. Is it just me, or is this a  serious conflict?                          What do you lactnetters think? 


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