I was still in primary school when the Code was developed so I can't say 
I've inside knowledge here but bottles are intrinsic to artificial feeding 
(and in fact in many instances "bottle feeding" is the local vernacular for 
artificial feeding). Promotion of bottles therefore = promotion of 
artificial feeding.....and anyone who has tried to fight the battle of 
organisations and individuals using a baby bottle to symbolise babies will 
know that the connection in people's minds runs very deep.
And then there is the danger that bottles themselves pose to infants, so in 
much of the world even if a baby must be artificially fed, bottles should be 
avoided.
Karleen Gribble
Australia

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From: "Pamela Morrison" <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Tuesday, November 24, 2009 8:43 AM
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: WHO Code, scope

> Thank you kindly to everyone who jumped into the fray, to patiently 
> clarify that there's not a problem with using, or even with selling, 
> bottles and teats - just with _marketing_ them.
>
> Nevertheless, the question still nags.... we're talking about the 
> International Code of Marketing of _Breastmilk Substitutes_..... So, in 
> acordance with the spirit and aim of the Code, can anyone explain why 
> _bottles and teats_ were originally included within its scope?
>
> Pamela Morrison IBCLC
> Rustington, England
>
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