UN slams RP milk firms
Date: Tuesday, March 20 @ 07:38:18 CDT
Topic: Vol. XVI, No. 09
UNITED NATIONS – An independent United Nations rights expert has denounced a campaign by Filipino milk companies to promote breast-milk substitutes by manipulating UN data to protect their huge profits regardless of the interest of a country where 16,000 children under 5 died in 2003 from improper feeding practices UN Special Rapporteur on the right to food Jean Ziegler also voiced disappointment the irresponsible and unethical behaviour of some medical practitioners and organizations, which have lent themselves to support these companies selfish interest.
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