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Nestlé and the Mommy Wars

Joellen Raderstorf | Posted 10.07.2009 | Denver

Read More: Child Slaves, Corporations, Nestle, Baby Formula, Mommy Wars, Mothers, Social Media, Twitter, Corporate Social Responsibility, Denver News
Joellen Raderstorf

Last week, Nestlé flew a group of mom bloggers to Pasadena. A few attendees took the opportunity to bring up Nestlé's practice of sourcing cocoa harvested by children on Twitter.

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Homemade Formula: Recipe for Disaster

Barbara Dehn | Posted 09.07.2009 | Living

Read More: Babies, Breastfeeding, New Moms, Baby Formula, Infant Health, Motherhood, Parenting, Living News
Barbara Dehn

Many moms who can't breastfeed, for whatever reason, feel tremendous pressure to breastfeed, that they don't quite measure up, which can lead to feelings of guilt, shame and anger.

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Real Health(y) Care Reform: It's World Breastfeeding Awareness Week

Karen Kisslinger | Posted 09.05.2009 | Living

Read More: Health Care Reform, World Breastfeeding Week, Breastfeeding Bill of Rights in NY State; Healthy Babies; Health Culture in American;, Baby, Breastfeeding, Baby Formula, Obesity in America, Childhood Obesity, Baby Formula Standards, Chemical Infant Formula, Obesity Research, Obesity Epidemic, Child Healthcare, Obesity Rate, Living News
Karen Kisslinger

Far too little attention is given to the fact that it is well known that access to breast milk in infancy and beyond is protective against later childhood and later life obesity.

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Can the BPA Consumer Revolt Trump K Street?

Elaine Shannon | Posted 09.05.2009 | Green

Read More: Bpa, Bisphenol A, Food Contamination, FDA and BPA Baby Bottles, Water Bottles, Baby Formula, Dangers of Bpa, FDA Ban BPA, Infants, Chemical Infant Formula, Bpa Petition, Bpa Baby Bottles, Bpa Plastic, Nalgene-Bpa, Infant Mortality, Green News
Elaine Shannon

Don't underestimate the power of a consumer revolt. In this economy, who can afford major customer losses?

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Breastfeeding Around the World

Barbara Dehn | Posted 09.03.2009 | Living

Read More: Benefits of Breastfeeding, Baby Formula Standards, Breast-Milk-Benefits, Newborns, Breastfeeding, Baby Formula, Raising Children, Toddlers, Breast Milk, Babies, Living News
Barbara Dehn

Babies and toddlers are the most vulnerable to serious bacterial infections leading to diarrhea, dehydration and in some cases, even death when the water supply is compromised.

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More Pressure to Breast-Feed? The IRS Rules Against Tax Relief for Formula Feeders

Claire Bidwell Smith | Posted 08.23.2009 | Living

Read More: Taxes, Breast Feeding, Dr. Sears, Tax Breaks, Irs, Baby Formula, Healthcare, Newsweek, Living News
Claire Bidwell Smith

I was surprised by the amount of warnings I received about how I should breast-feed my child. While I never considered doing otherwise, I have to wonder how this pressure feels to women who are unable to breast-feed.

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Rocket Fuel & Perchlorates: The Antidote

Barbara Dehn | Posted 05.08.2009 | Living

Read More: Iodine, Rocket Fuel, Breastfeeding, Baby Formula, Perchlorate, Thyroid Medication, Children's Health, Product Safety, Children's Safety, Health, Living News
Barbara Dehn

Perchlorate, aka Rocket Fuel, is a component of fireworks, munitions and yes, rocket fuel. It can also be found in drinking water, milk, lettuce, and human breast milk.

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Extreme Infants! Rocket Fuel In Baby Formula! (VIDEO)

Matthew Filipowicz | Posted 05.06.2009 | Green

Read More: Epa-and-Perchlorate, Humor, Baby Formula, Epa, Perchlorate, Environmentalism, Rocket Fuel Water, Environmental Protection Agency, Rocket Fuel, Baby Formula Standards, Epa Rocket Fuel Water, Satire, Political Humor, Environment, Geroge W. Bush, Humor Politics, Political Satire, Humor and Satire, Video, Green News
Matthew Filipowicz

If rocket fuel in baby food isn't enough to push through meaningful environmental legislation, what on earth is?

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Scientists Find Rocket Fuel Chemical In Infant Formula

AP | MIKE STOBBE | Posted 05.04.2009 | Living

Read More: Chemicals in Baby Formula, Rocket Fuel, Baby Formula Study, Baby Formula, Living News

ATLANTA — Traces of a chemical used in rocket fuel were found in samples of powdered baby formula, and could exceed what's considered a safe dos...

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FDA Sets Melamine Standard For Baby Formula

AP | JOAN LOWY and JUSTIN PRITCHARD | Posted 12.30.2008 | Politics

Read More: Baby Formula Standards, Melamine, Melamine Standards, Baby Formula, Politics News

WASHINGTON — Two months ago, federal food regulators said they were unable to set a safety threshold for the industrial chemical melamine in bab...

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Chinese Baby Formula Tainted With Harmful Chemical, FDA Warns

AP | RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR | Posted 10.12.2008 | Home

Read More: Chinese Exports, Chinese Food, Baby Formula, Chinese Baby Formula, Fda, Home News

WASHINGTON — Tainted infant formula from China may be on sale at ethnic groceries in this country, even though it is not approved for importatio...

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