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.