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De:	"Phung Bich Thuy" [ Profil ]
Sujet:	Fwd: [YOUth4breastfeeding] Fw: Press statement in response to tainted milk in China by IBFAN ICDC and LLLI
Envoyé:	Sep 25th, 2008 - 04:18:34

	FYI ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: wabayouth Date: Thu, Sep 25, 2008 at 11:26 AM Subject: [YOUth4breastfeeding] Fw: Press statement in response to tainted milk in China by IBFAN ICDC and LLLI To: YOUth4breastfeeding (at) yahoogroups.com Dear friends, Last Friday (19th Sept 2008), IBFAN ICDC (International Code Documentation Centre) and LLLI (La Leche League International) issued press statement in response to tainted milk in China. IBFAN ICDC's press statement (see email below) is attached and LLLI's press statement is available on the web: http://www.llli.org/Release/taintedformula.html ----- Original Message ----- From: ibfanpg (at) tm.net.my Sent: Saturday, September 20, 2008 12:19 AM Subject: Fw: Press statement China Babies (#4) Dear friends, The hue and cry around the Sanlu baby milk tragedy in China is focusing very narrowly on the quality of the milk produced by one Chinese company. This detracts from the fact that formula feeding regardless of brand and origin has inherent risks. What is also being overlooked is the large number of babies dependent on formula feeding at an age when breastfeeding should be the norm. The fact that aggressive marketing may be one key factor that is tilting the balance against breastfeeding is also not being addressed. Please see ICDC's attached press statement on this matter. China has had regulations that implement the International Code of Marketing of Breastmilk Substitutes since 1995. The regulations are incomplete and have regrettably never been fully implemented or enforced despite ICDC's recent efforts. Maybe this latest episode of babies dying and suffering as a result of formula feeding will get the Chinese authorities to sit up and give breastfeeding the support it deserves. They must act to protect their children. It is the least they can do. There will doubtlessly be more muck-ups with milks but the harm will be minimised if breastfeeding is made popular and routine. Until that time, foreign companies selling formula in China will be gloating over increased sales. Annelies Allain and Yeong Joo Kean International Code Documentation Centre (ICDC) P.O. Box 19, 10700 Penang, Malaysia Tel: +604-890 5799 Fax: +604-890 6291 email: ibfanpg (at) tm.net.my website:www.ibfan.org __._,_.___ Messages in this topic ( 1) Reply (via web post) \| Start a new topic Messages\| Files\| Photos\| Links\| Database\| Polls\| Members\| Calendar [image: Yahoo! Groups] Change settings via the Web(Yahoo! ID required) Change settings via email: Switch delivery to Daily Digest\| Switch format to Traditional Visit Your Group \| Yahoo! Groups Terms of Use \| Unsubscribe Visit Your Group Special K Group on Yahoo! Groups Learn how others are losing pounds. Y! Messenger Want a quick chat? Chat over IM with group members. Health Groups for people over 40 Join people who are staying in shape. . __,_._,___

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