Formula milk is even more deadly in disaster zones, news article
Author: McGrath, M., IFE Core Group, The Guardian
Year: 2007
Resource type: News
Marie McGrath, The Guardian newspaper, Wed May 30 2007
Response to article about Nestle and abuse of the Code in Bangladesh to highlight the dangers and issues called 'Milking It' in the UK Guardian: business.guardian.co.uk/story/0,,2079864,00.html. Nestle Responded to the article: www.guardian.co.uk/comment/story/0,,2084958,00.html
Marie McGrath wrote after the publication of the Milking it article about the dangers in emergencies and the IFE Core Group.
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McGrath, M., IFE Core Group, The Guardian (2007). Formula milk is even more deadly in disaster zones, news article. www.ennonline.net/formulamilokdisasterzones