I also have concerns about the marketing of breastpumps by Medela in Australia. The latest claim is that their phase 2 pump is "Natural" and "feels like real breastfeeding." Sounds like a bottle/teat manufacturer WHO code breaching claim.....and if the Code covered pumps it would be in breach. Medela do not seem to be concerned. At what point does a company cease to be a "friend" of the lactation community? Karleen Gribble Australia ----- Original Message ----- From: "Catherine Watson Genna, IBCLC" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Friday, August 24, 2007 12:00 AM Subject: Re: what do you think about this? >> It must be problematic to start a breastfeeding friendly company, only > to have it purchased by a non-Code compliant company. It might be > helpful for us to have a discussion about where to draw the line. For > example, Medela recently started marketing (glossy brochure aimed at > parents) their bottle and nipple kit. While it is not against the Code > to include bottles and nipples (teats) in with breastpumps, it is > against the Code to advertise them. We all realize that mothers who are > seperated from their infants need to feed them with something, but > glossy ads for them is a step over the line. > *********************************************** Archives: http://community.lsoft.com/archives/LACTNET.html Mail all commands to [log in to unmask] To temporarily stop your subscription: set lactnet nomail To start it again: set lactnet mail (or [log in to unmask]) To unsubscribe: unsubscribe lactnet or ([log in to unmask]) To reach list owners: [log in to unmask]