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Ana Ortiz, one of the stars of Ugly Betty, is breastfeeding her daughter in between filming scenes for the show. Imagine that, a workplace that's supportive of employees breastfeeding!
Multinationals in Vietnam sell baby formula so aggressively that they often break laws designed to promote breastfeeding.
In case you need a reminder: Nestle are the Bad Boys of Business.
Gossip Girl Kelly Rutherford has taken her ex to court for refusing to bring her baby to set to nurse, and stressing her out and affecting her milk supply.
A Danish study shows a link between toxin levels in mother's milk and testicular cancer in boys.
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Thursday, September 24, 2009
Friday 5
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What's the deal with Nestle? I'm not well informed...
Cheryl,
There has been a boycott against Nestle in place for about 30 years now. They are notorious for using aggressive & deceptive practices to market their artificial baby milk. In the 70s, they had people wear white coats (who weren't doctors) and go to developing countries and convince the woman that f*ormula was superior to breast milk. They'd give free formula until the women's milk dried up. Then these mothers were forced to buy formula they couldn't afford and mix it with contaminated water, killing many babies. They are also accused of using actual slave labor in Africa to make their chocolate. They also prey on small towns in the US by pumping hundreds of gallons from rural aquifers. If you want to learn more, you can start here:
http://www.babymilkaction.org/
It can be difficult to boycott Nestle because they have their hands in so many different types of business and are buying brands left and right, but it's still worth trying.
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