Yes, that makes lots of sense Marsha and makes it clear what is OK and what not. Thankyou very much. Karleen Gribble Australia ----- Original Message ----- From: <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Thursday, November 13, 2008 7:03 AM Subject: Code Issues > Karleen - Let's look at the issue of Medela's bottles. Medela can > manufacture and sell bottles on its website and in print ads to the > public. The bottles simply cannot be marketed or presented as feeding > bottles, especially if they are pictured with a nipple. So Medela could > have on its website and in print ads a picture of collection/storage > containers. This would be a bottle with a cap on it (no nipple unit). The > text would say "storage containers." There would be no mention of also > using them for feeding, even though we all know that they can and will be > used that way. The Code looks only at the marketing piece, not the selling > of the product. The packaging of the bottles also needs to be Code > compliant. The box or package that the bottle comes in would have a > picture of the bottle with a cap on it, not a nipple. The box would list > the contents. Nipples could be included inside the package and listed on > the contents of the package, they just could not be pictured on the box. > Medela could put a pack shot on its website that includes feeding bottles > and nipples with text that simply describes the product, not idealizes its > use. There are just so many nuances and varying interpretations of the > Code that during the work with Evenflo we were forced to look more closely > at all the small details and learned a great deal in the process. Betty > Sterken from INFACT Canada and Joo Kean and Annalies Allain at ICDC were > so helpful in walking through the sticky issues. > > Marsha Walker, RN, IBCLC > Weston, MA > > *********************************************** > > Archives: http://community.lsoft.com/archives/LACTNET.html > To reach list owners: [log in to unmask] > Mail all list management commands to: [log in to unmask] > COMMANDS: > 1. To temporarily stop your subscription write in the body of an email: > set lactnet nomail > 2. To start it again: set lactnet mail > 3. To unsubscribe: unsubscribe lactnet > 4. To get a comprehensive list of rules and directions: get lactnet > welcome > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG. Version: 7.5.549 / Virus Database: 270.9.0/1774 - Release > Date: 11/7/2008 7:58 PM > > *********************************************** Archives: http://community.lsoft.com/archives/LACTNET.html To reach list owners: [log in to unmask] Mail all list management commands to: [log in to unmask] COMMANDS: 1. To temporarily stop your subscription write in the body of an email: set lactnet nomail 2. To start it again: set lactnet mail 3. To unsubscribe: unsubscribe lactnet 4. To get a comprehensive list of rules and directions: get lactnet welcome