The One Million Campaign - sign the petition

Posted on February 9th, 2009 by admin

Many of you will remember the tragic story of the babies who drank the formula tainted with melamine in China last year.  I wrote about it here.
To raise awareness of the issues surrounding breastfeeding and irresponsible advertising of breastmilk substitutes, the One Million Campaign has been launched.  Please go and sign the petition - it [...]

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Tainted Chinese infant formula proves fatal

Posted on September 12th, 2008 by Jane HBFW

In China, more than 50 babies have kidney stones and another has died - tests showed the formula was tainted with toxic melamine, in order to make the product appear rich in protein.  700 tonnes of infant formula has been recalled by Sanlu Group Co.  The formula isn’t sold outside China.  For more on this [...]

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