There's no doubt that formula is already over-priced and that 
non-marketed, non-advertised products could be a whole lot cheaper to 
the consumer.
In the UK, formula is tax free, as are all 'non luxury' food items.

I dont agree that the consumer should pay a high (in monetary terms) 
for using formula. The poorest sections of Western societies already 
pay a disproportionately larger price (in all terms) for not 
breastfeeding.

If taxes were added to formula, the consumer would pay them.

It would be a cruel irony if Western governments, who permit so many 
marketing transgressions on the part of formula manufacrturers, who 
don't ensure sufficient training for healthcare professionals, and 
who do very little to remove other barriers to breastfeeding, were to 
make the only alternative more expensive.

Heather Welford Neil
NCT bfc, tutor, UK

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