Date: Mon, 19 Jan 1998 17:38:14 +0100
From: Mike Brady
Organization: Baby Milk Action
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Subject: [ibfan-meeting98 2] Greetings from Baby Milk Action
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Greetings to JIMFACT and all IBFAN friends at the regional meeting,
All at Baby Milk Action wish you a successful and productive meeting and
fruitful work in the time ahead.
We are thinking of you all in the Asia Region and wish to share the
following information with you.
Firstly, empowering through the Internet. Please visit our web site if
possible (address below). We have just posted an action sheet,
including a violation report on NestlŽ's attempt to weaken Pakistan's
proposed law. Please bring this service to the attention of the
meeting.
Secondly, we have some documents we would like to share with you, if you
have not yet seen them.
On December 31st 1997 the Interagency Group on Breastfeeding Monitoring
(IGBM) issued a statement entitled "Cracking the Code: agencies suspend
discussions with infant formula manufacturers."
Similarly UNICEF Executive Carol Bellamy wrote to NestlŽ recently
stating that "there do not appear to be opportunities for cooperation
that would be of mutual benefit to our respective organisations at this
time."
At our Annual General Meeting on the 17th January 1998 a lawyer gave a
presentation on scope for legal action against companies violating the
code and resolutions. A press release has been issued on this topic.
If you wish to receive these documents then please e-mail a fax number
that we can use to send them to you.
Wishing you all the best,
Mike, Patti, Rosy, Tessa and Lisa.
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Mike Brady
Campaigns and Networking Coordinator
Baby Milk Action
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Baby Milk Action, 23 St. Andrew's Street, Cambridge, CB2 3AX, UK
Tel: +44 (0)1223 464420
Fax: +44 (0)1223 464417
babymilkacti@gn.apc.org
http://www.gn.apc.org/babymilk
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