These government regulations on advertisements were often supported by the medical industry, but not necessarily out of a concern for patients. By limiting access to information on formula, doctors were able to further extend their control over patients.
The UN’s current position, however, is that formula producers ought to be prevented — by government diktat — from presenting their products to consumers.
The UN as mommy dearest. This what the UN’s New World Order is all about.
The UN wants to regulate baby formula. The UN wants to regulate everything…in your life.
https://mises.org/wire/we-dont-need-un-regulate-baby-formula
Last month, the New York Times reported that the Trump administration had been pressuring other countries at the UN to oppose a resolution supporting more widespread use of breastfeeding. This was, in turn, portrayed by much of the media as the Trump administration taking a stance “against breastfeeding,” which is today almost universally regarded as a superior form of nutrition for infants, when compared to baby formula.
The New Republic, for instance, declares “The Trump administration takes a bold stance against mother’s milk.” A medical journalism site even claims “In Shocking Opposition, Trump Administration Denies Decades of Breastfeeding Research.”…
It’s important to note that the UN resolution wasn’t simply a bland declaration that breastfeeding is good. Read the rest of this entry »
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