bhaskar (03/23/83)
I regret that I am not as knowledgeable about the exact organization or
resolution wording as I should be, but essentially, a couple of years ago, the
US was the only country in the world that voted against a resolution to be
adopted by a UN organization (UNICEF? WHO?) that opined that breast feeding
was, in general, preferable to formula for infants, and which suggested
guidelines for using and marketing formula. This was essentially because of
some intensive lobbying by Nestle and made me almost ashamed to be associated
with this country. If anyone has the details, please post them.
Unfortunately, Nestle is only one company among many to market infant formula
in third world nations -- it is the largest. I think many of the questionable
marketing practices are characteristic of the industry rather than just one
corporation.
K.S. Bhaskar {microsoft,uw-beaver,lbl-csam}!fluke!bhaskar