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[Reprinted from a leaflet from the Baby Food Action Group, part of
Community Aid Abroad, Victoria, Australia.]

EVERY 30 SECONDS A BABY DIES FROM UNSAFE BOTTLE FEEDING IN THE THIRD
WORLD.

Nestle, the world's largest producer of powdered baby milk, is currently
breaking a World Health Organisation Code on the marketing of baby milk.

1. Nestle provides free milk to maternity hospitals in the Third World
so that newborn babies are routinely bottle-fed.

2. When newborn babies are given bottles, they are less able to suckle
well. This makes breastfeeding failure likely. The baby is then
dependent on artificial milk.

3. When the mother and baby leave hospital the milk is no longer free.
At home the mother is forced to buy more milk which can cost 50% of the
family income.

4. Because the milk is so expensive the child is not fed enough. This
leads to malnutrition.

5. The water mixed with the formula is often contaminated. This leads to
diarrhoea, malnutrition and often death. James Grant, Executive Director
of UNICEF has said:
    `Every day some 3,000 to 4,000 infants die because they are denied
    access to adequate breast milk.'

6. 1.5 million babies die each year from unsafe bottle-feeding.

7. Breast-feeding is free and safe and protects against infection - but
companies know that unless they get babies on the bottle, they don't do
business.

**  BOYCOTT NESCAFE  **


Nestle products include:
	Nescafe (various brands)			Alevita
	Alpen Blend		Bear Brand		Carnation
	Caro Extra		Caterer's Blend		Coffeemate
	Findus			Flomix			Food Delicacies
	GoCat			GoDog			GoPet
	Ideal			International Roast	Lactogen
	Lean Cuisine		Maggi			Medallion
	Milo			Nan			Nestea
	Nesway			Papa Guiseppi's		Quik
	Santa Rica		Slender			Sunshine
	Tongala
Nestle Confectionery Division:
	Aero			After 8			Allens
	Anticol			Black Magic		Blizzard
	Breath Fresh		Butter Menthol		Canterbury Health Bar
	Choc Melts		Chokito			Dairy Box
	Fantales		Fruit Tingles		Giant Licorice
	Golden Rush		Jaffas			Kandyland
	Kit Kat			Kool Mints		Life Savers
	Lucky Boy		MacIntosh		Mastercraft
	Milo Bar		Minties			Nestle Chocolate
	Peppermint Crisp	Plaistowe		PollyWaffle
	Quality Street		Quik Eze		Rowntree Pastiles
	Scanlens		Scorched Peanut Bars	Smalls Easter Eggs
	Smarties		Soothers		SOS
	Throaties		Tosca			Violet Crumble

   *This product information may not apply outside Australia*

For more information, please contact the Baby Food Action Group
156 George Street,
Fitzroy, Victoria 3065
Australia
Phone +61-3-4197111

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Daniel Bowen, Monash University |
            Melbourne Australia |           I think fishing
   daniel@yoyo.cc.monash.edu.au |          is a load of carp.
      TCWF: tcwf@gnu.ai.mit.edu |                                    [TCWF]