Every Parent Should Know...

[thanka2]

I think many is the right adjective, certainly not all. How to keep hands clean is left up to the individual consumer. Some take heed and many will blissfully continue to purchase in ignorance perpetuating the problem.

You make an informed choice by arming yourself with information. The historical stuff makes for some entertaining reading but we now have a lot of power at our fingertips. Search engines have made a ton of information (current and historical) accessible to our eyes.

I dont know much about baby formula today as I havent had time to research it recently but I do know one thing : Nestle as a big company has had continuous issues with many different products and the ethics behind producing those products. I personally avoid Nestle products whenever practical.

I agree. Especially that not all companies are "dirty" in the world marketplace. Some are downright exceptional.

We choose to not use Nestle products as well.

 

[charade]

Hmmm I remain cynical, not just about the usual suspects but about all companies, especially the large ones, and also about the quality of informed choices we can make in this situation, especially if we base it on information like the linked articles.

 

[thanka2]

Hmmm I remain cynical, not just about the usual suspects but about all companies, especially the large ones, and also about the quality of informed choices we can make in this situation, especially if we base it on information like the linked articles.

The article linked above is a starting point of reference and the documents linked are to give historical context to what was going on at the time and the effect they had. If you're interested in learning more then there begins your search. I am by no means advocating that anyone simply read one or two articles and base their informed choices upon those alone. I believe what I posted is a starting place.

It certainly won't take much internet searching to uncover more recent examples dealing with melamine and arsenic.

 

[charade]

Oh my, arsenic and melamine. Unfortunately, the first thing that came up was arsenic in organic cereal bars. Heh. Off to find an uncontaminated but ethical and fuzzy wuzzy organic cereal bar now.