Friends: Thought you would want to know about the following developments in international infant feeding. The stories can be found at the British Medical Journal News website: <http://bmj.com/cgi/collection/paediatrics%3Aother> >Pop musicians boycott Nestle promotion > Gavin Yamey > BMJ 2001;322 191 This is about several UK bands boycotting a music festival in Reading (outside London) because it is heavily sponsored by Nestle. > >Campaigners for breast feeding claim partial victory > Phyllida Brown > BMJ 2001;322 191 > This is about recent negotiations at the WHO to draft an infant feeding recommendation for consideration at the next World Health Assembly. Please note the US stance against any regulation of infant food industry! Visit the site, get the info, and pass it on to your bf colleagues! Doraine Bailey Lexington-Fayette County (KY, USA) Health Department ILCA World BF Week Coordinator WBW 2001: "Breastfeeding in the Information Age." _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com *********************************************** The LACTNET mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned LISTSERV(R) list management software together with L-Soft's LSMTP(TM) mailer for lightning fast mail delivery. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html