I just wanted to follow up on the issue of subsidiaries of Code 
violating companies. I have had many inquiries about this as well as 
the discussion on Lactnet seemed to cause some concern. As NABA is the 
Code monitoring organization in the US and a few posts doubted my 
competence and responsibility, I asked the International Code 
Documentation Center in Penang (Code central) to provide a statement on 
this issue, specifically regarding Lansinoh. I asked if the subsidiary 
company is considered the same as the parent company, even if the 
subsidiary made no products covered under the scope of the Code. Below 
is their reply:

From: IBFAN-ICDC <[log in to unmask]>
To: [log in to unmask]
Date:Mon, 18 May 2009 2:21 am

Dear Marsha,

Yes, this would be our view. In our assessment of companies, we lift 
the corporate veil to consider the records of both parent company and 
the subsidiary. What one does necessarily implicates the other.
Best regards,

Joo Kean

I hope this helps clear up some of the misinformation and concern about 
this issue.

Marsha Walker, RN, IBCLC
Weston, MA
National Alliance for Breastfeeding Advocacy
US IBFAN organization

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