Comments on: Nestle Answers: Canada being a signatory to the International Code of Marketing of Breastmilk Substitutes means nothing

By: Risks of Informal Breastmilk Sharing versus Formula Feeding | PhD in Parenting

Mon, 29 Nov 2010 02:52:34 +0000

[...] Has signed but does not enforce the WHO Code of the Marketing of Breast-Milk Substitutes [...]

By: Mothers shouldn’t have opinions | PhD in Parenting

Mothers shouldn’t have opinions | PhD in Parenting — Thu, 20 May 2010 21:57:20 +0000

[...] signatory to the International Code of Marketing of Breastmilk Substitutes means nothing, the same Concerned Citizen wrote: Wow. You really need to focus on making the world a better place. Try volunteerism… peace.. you [...]

By: How to report unethical promotion of formula, bottles and other breastmilk substitutes | PhD in Parenting

Tue, 23 Feb 2010 03:59:39 +0000

[...] their products in order to increase their profits. Nestle, for one, has made it clear that it does not even attempt to comply with the Code in developed countries (like Canada, United States, United Kingdom, Australia and others) and it falls short in developing [...]

By: Lies, lies and more lies: 3 year government crackdown can’t keep formula companies from misleading consumers | PhD in Parenting

Mon, 18 Jan 2010 20:01:41 +0000

[...] by phdinparenting on January 12, 2010 Hello there! If you are new here, you might want to subscribe to the RSS feed for updates from my blog.Powered by WP Greet Box WordPress PluginCanada has signed the WHO International Code of Marketing of Breast-Milk Substitutes. The Canadian government encourages the infant formula industry to comply with the Code, which means not marketing or promoting infant formula in any way. I explained this and more in my post that concluded Nestle and other infant formula manufacturers do aggressively promote infant …. [...]

By: Nestle Answers: How Nestle uses social media | PhD in Parenting

Nestle Answers: How Nestle uses social media | PhD in Parenting — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 04:35:06 +0000

[...] to the Nestle Family bloggers, or directly once they joined the conversation themselves on twitter (like the example captured in this post), it was nothing more than a bunch of half-truths and double [...]

By: Nestle Answers: The International Code of Marketing of Breast-Milk Substitutes and the Developing World | PhD in Parenting

Sun, 29 Nov 2009 03:47:15 +0000

[...] Nestle does not restrict its marketing of breast milk substitutes in places like the United States, Canada, Japan, Korea, Singapore, Taiwan, Hong Kong (last time I checked, Hong Kong was part of China, [...]

By: Nestle answers: Lobbying for weak laws? Nestle says no, evidence says yes | PhD in Parenting

Sun, 29 Nov 2009 02:39:28 +0000

[...] field. I understand why Nestle likes a level playing field. If it were, for example, to stop using advertising in Canada that blatantly violates the WHO’s International Code of Marketing …, but Enfamil continues with its pervasive and ever-present ads and Heinz keeps putting $10 off [...]

By: Nestle Answers: Auditing obscurity | PhD in Parenting

Nestle Answers: Auditing obscurity | PhD in Parenting — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 04:45:05 +0000

[...] Nestle claims that it only needs to comply with the Code (and only its version at that) in certain countries of its own choosing. However, the Code indicates that it is applicable everywhere even if individual governments have not taken specific action to adopt it. Despite that, Nestle continues to do whatever it wants in absence of strong legislation and strict penalties. Even in countries that are signatories to the Code and that have outlined their expectations of the industry, Nestle continues to ignore the Code and the wishes of the government. I clearly demonstrated that this is the case in Canada. [...]

By: Strawberry

Strawberry — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 12:41:35 +0000

1) By promoting breastfeeding and questioning formula feeding, I believe she is making the world a better place.
2) Perhaps you might consider taking your own advice.

By: phdinparenting

phdinparenting — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 12:27:35 +0000

This is volunteerism and I like it!