Here in Australia the peak body for allergists has been lobbying for 
changing the exclusive breastfeeding duration to 4 months. They receive 
funding from two infant formula manufacturers.
Karleen Gribble
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Wendy Blumfield" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Wednesday, May 13, 2009 4:15 PM
Subject: Re: health ministry gone crazy


> Referring to Esther Grunis` mailing, this is truly outrageous.  When we 
> came here as immigrants over 30 years ago, babies were eating chopped 
> liver at three months, cornflour and tomato juice almost from birth.
> It took all these years of work from the Israel Childbirth Education 
> Centre, La Leche and more recently those who qualified with ILCA and IBCLC 
> to change this.
>
> Yes it does sound as if the formula companies have influenced 
> decision-making at Government level.  However with the change in 
> Government there are also changes in the employment of ministry officials 
> so it is possible that the Health Ministry (which is currently without a 
> Minister) has employed civil servants who know not the first thing about 
> infant health.
>
> We have to look into this and find out what is going on - and then fight 
> it.
> Wendy Blumfield
> Israel Childbirth Education Centre
> NCT ANT Tutor/BFC
>
>
>
>
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