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BABY MILK LAW ROW.


Byline: By EMILY COOK, Health Correspondent

BABY milk companies have taken lastminute legal action in a bid to delay the launch of new laws for infant formula.

EU rules which tighten advertising and labelling of powdered baby milk and follow-on formula were meant to come into force in the UK yesterday.

But the Infant and Dietetic dietetic /di·e·tet·ic/ (di?ah-tet´ik) pertaining to diet or proper food.

di·e·tet·ic
adj.
1. Of or relating to diet.

2.
 Foods Association is seeking a judicial review to postpone them. Campaigners who claim ads undermine the importance of breastfeeding called the action for Heinz, Cow & Gate and SMA (1) See SMA connector.

(2) (Shared Memory Architecture) See shared video memory.

(3) (Software Maintenance Association) A membership organization that began in 1985 and ended in 1996.
 "outrageous".

Nestle, also represented by IDFA, said it was not backing the review call.
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Publication:The Mirror (London, England)
Date:Jan 12, 2008
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