tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7961660238450693245.post2954833943591638274..comments2024-02-13T03:59:13.635+00:00Comments on Eat Electric Death: Yank business loves sugar [lurks]Slimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02020308502156946280noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7961660238450693245.post-44176634476619702392003-04-22T15:59:00.001+01:002003-04-22T15:59:00.001+01:00Indeed, I was just reading earlier how Gerber (bab...Indeed, I was just reading earlier how Gerber (baby foods) used their influence with the WTO in 1995 to force the Guatemalan government to overturn a law which promoted mothers breast-feeding infants by using techniques similar to British Laws governing tobacco product labelling in order to sell more of its' baby formula.<br>Astoundingly unethical.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7961660238450693245.post-2030104943507927962003-04-22T15:59:00.000+01:002003-04-22T15:59:00.000+01:00Well, this is actually a very good example of the ...Well, this is actually a very good example of the problem. Drugs have been illegal for ages - tobacco, alcohol and sugar have been part of American (and Western) culture for ages... they're so deeply rooted in society that trying to regulate them now is incredibly difficult. Likewise with the ubiquitous nature of oil derived products as fuels and the minimal amount of air pollution legislation inAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com