Baby denied milk for 18 hours at UK detention centre

Every few months it seems there is a scandal at Yarlswood Immigration Detention Centre in the UK over the way a mother and baby are treated...

Arnie terminates transfats in California

If you have read my chapter in the book Global Obligations for the Right to Food - or this blog - then you will have seen the lessons learn...

Calendar reduced - great breastfeeding pictures from around the world

We still have a few copies of our 2008 breastfeeding calendar available. Though the months are passing, the breastfeeding pictures from arou...

A diverting campaign on obesity

Just a few facts.... In 2002 a report from UBS Warburg investment bank said that 46% of Nestlé income was from 'less healthy foods' ...

Beware of Nestlé spying

The Swiss campaign group, ATTAC, has launched a legal action against Nestlé and Securitas after it was revealed that the world's largest...

Harassment of breastfeeding mothers - is it a peculiarly British failing?

The breastfeeding picnics that took place on Monday 21 July 2008 generated media coverage both before and after the events. The aim was to c...

Dr. Miriam Stoppard's study on breastfeeding rates

I gather Dr. Miriam Stoppard is contacting Heads of Midwifery at UK hospitals requesting information on breastfeeding rates. I am contacting...