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Save the Children's new report on marketing practices of formula-milk companies: what do you think?

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RowanMumsnet · 18/02/2013 09:55

As some of you may have seen from press coverage over the weekend and this morning, Save the Children is today launching a report into the marketing practices of formula milk manufacturers.

The report focuses specifically on marketing in developing countries - where a lack of good sanitation and public health awareness can make formula-feeding precarious - and on the importance of colostrum to a baby's long-term health. You can read more about the campaign and see the petition here.

We've been asked to get behind this campaign - and as ever, in these situations, we need to know what you think!

Is this something MNers would like us to support? As many of you will know, we have long refused advertising from Nestle and its majority-owned subsidiaries. Save the Children's report is also critical of Danone, the second-largest formula manufacturer.

We'd be really interested to hear your views.

RowanMumsnet · 18/02/2013 11:18

Thanks very much all - please keep it coming

Our Bloggers Network is featuring a post about this today, with some more links and info.

RowanMumsnet · 21/02/2013 11:26

Hello all

Thanks so much for all the input - give us a couple of days to go through this properly and we will come back to let you know what's happening!

Thanks Thanks

RowanMumsnet · 19/04/2013 12:34

Hello

Sorry for the rather long silence! We're going to be putting something up about this very soon and will link here when we do.

Thanks

RowanMumsnet · 01/05/2013 14:08

Many apologies for the tremendously long silence!

We've partnered up with Save the Children to back their petition on this: you can find out more here.

Thanks,
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