This time in Vietnam.
Very similar to what happened in the Philippines.
Karleen Gribble
Australia
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> US government puts pressure on Vietnam to weaken advertising law
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> IBFAN is now able to reveal how the US Government tried to interfere with the Vietnamese Government's legislative process as Parliament debated new moves to protect babies.
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>  An official letter, dated June 13, from the US Embassy in Hanoi urged against a ban on advertising formula milk products for babies above the age of 12 months.  The letter, which was addressed to the Chairman of the National Assembly and copied to seven others, including three Ministers. The Assembly was set to vote on a proposal extending the ban on advertising from 12 to 24 months. To its credit, the Assembly adopted the proposal despite the threatening letter. IBFAN applauds the government of Vietnam for putting child health above corporate greed…….more    
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> For online version please see: http://info.babymilkaction.org/vietnam   or    http://www.ibfan.org/
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