1. The Charges. - Breast is Best. - Decline in Breast-Feeding. - The Vast Majority of Mothers Can Breast-Feed. - Health Hazards of Feeding Breast Milk Substitutes. - Infant Formula a Drain on National Resources. - Infant Formula Marketing. - 2. Medical and Scientific Commentary on Charges made against the Infant Food Industry. - Terminology. - The Charges. - Points of Agreement. - Breast is Best (with Few Exceptions). - Decline in Breast-Feeding. - Supplements Complements and Weaning. - Can the Great Majority of Mothers Breast-Feed Successfully?. - Concluding note. - 3. Origins of the Controversy. - Third World Context. - Feed the Mother. - Industry Participation. - PAG Statement No. 23. - ICIFI: Formalising Industry Cooperation. - The Debate Goes Public. - The New Internationalist Report. - The Baby Killer. - Policy Review. - 4. Focus on Nestlé The Bern Trial. - Naming Nestlé. - The Swiss Activists. - Identifying the Activists. - Suggested Settlement. - Defendant's Public Relations Strategy. - Reduced Charges. - Courtroom Testimony. - Nestlé Press Conference. - Written Testimony. - Back to the Courtroom. - Dr. Jelliffe's Testimony. - Final Hearings. - Summing Up. - The Judgement. - 5. The US Campaign. - Religious Groups' Support. - Shareholder Resolutions. - Shareholders Go To Court. - Nestlé in the US. - Formation of INFACT. - Launch of the Boycott. - First Meeting with INFACT. - Continuation of the Boycott. - Next: Political Action. - 6. Into the Political Arena. - Importance of Hearings. - Preparation for Testimony. - Choosing a Spokesman. - Questionable Credentials. - Fateful Statement. - Result of Hearings. - Follow-Up Meeting. - Into the Mouths of Babes. - ICIFI Enters the Scene. - Confrontation with the National Council of Churches. - Preparations for WHO Meeting. - 7. Developing InternationalRecommendations: the WHO Code. - WHO Programme. - Politics of Policy-Making. - Planning the Meeting. - Working Groups. - Consensus on Marketing. - Nestlé's Response. - Nestlé's Checklist for Marketing Practices. - Activists Resurgent. - Development of ICIFI Model Code. - Industry Violations. - Difficult Drafting Job. - Regulation or Recommendation?. - 8. Escalation of the Campaign and Nestlé's Response. - Escalation: Further Observations on the Controversy from Industry's Standpoint. - Development of Product and Marketing Policy. - 9. Implementing the WHO Code. - ICIFI Disbanded. - Dialogue with the United Methodists. - Code Implementation at the National Level. - The Nestlé Instructions. - Audit Committee. - Nestlé Announces its New Policy. - Interpreting the WHO Code. - Revising the Nestlé Instructions. - Support for the Boycott Wanes. - 10. Resolution of the Conflict. - The Four Points. - January 1984 Discussions. - Nestlé Statement of Understanding. - Nestlé/INBC Agreement. - Boycott Suspension. - Termination of the Nestlé Boycott. - 11. Epilogue. - Appendix 1. The Nestlé Infant Formula Audit Commission (NIFAC) Charter. - Appendix 2. Nestlé Statement of Understanding. - Appendix 3. Addendum to the Nestlé Statement of Understanding. Language: English