From: utzoo!decvax!ucbvax!cbosgd!mark Newsgroups: net.misc Title: Re: Nestles Boycott Article-I.D.: cbosgd.3314 Posted: Mon Mar 21 16:08:32 1983 Received: Thu Mar 24 23:24:37 1983 References: <842@stolaf.UUCP> As I heard it (this is nth-hand), there were two problems. (1) The formula was distributed in powdered form, to be mixed with water. But the local water was often unsafe, resulting in lots of sick and dead babies. (2) The instructions said how much water to add, but since the stuff was expensive, the mothers often diluted it too much, and not enough nourishment reached the babies. Same result. This is very unclear in my memory, so I might either have the problems wrong or be talking about another situation entirely. Hopefully someone else knows for sure.