In an effort to avoid all the things that I “should” be doing today, I’ve been taking a little tour around the blogosphere. It’s amazing what you can learn. Here’s few items off my list:
Infant formula companies are not supposed to advertise their products in Canada
From PhD in Parenting, I learned that Canada is a signatory to the WHO International Code of Marketing of Breast-Milk Substitutes and that in 2007 the Canadian Food Inspection Agency issued a letter to the infant formula industry that specifically advises the industry on how to comply with the WHO Code.
In the CFIA letter, it outlined, among other things, that infant formula should not be promoted in advertising, should not compare its product to breast milk and should not even have a picture of an infant on its product label.
Huh. Did you know that infant formula companies were not supposed to use print or online advertising? This is news to me. In fact, I have several Canadian parenting magazines in front of me right now that very clearly advertise an infant formula, compare the formula to breast milk and show images of infants.
I understood that regulations did exist to protect mothers and babies in developing nations. I assumed that in developed countries, where clean water and literacy levels are higher, that these regulations did not apply. But they’re applicable in the Canadian market as well. I sure didn’t know that. Did you?
I have not been recycling my plastics properly
From Turtlehead, I learned that my family has been putting a whole bunch of non-recyclables into our blue bin. Did you know that the only plastic that should be in the blue bin is as follows:
- pop bottles;
- shampoo bottles, vinegar jugs and the like that are labelled with a 1 or 2 on the bottom (no caps!); and
- wide-mouthed margarine or yogurt tubs and their lids IF marked with a 5 on the bottom.
Oh, boy, oh boy … I fear that Lynn would REALLY lose it if she walked by my blue bin instead of her neighbours with the take-out containers. Yikes. I’ll do better, Lynn. Thanks for your post on this.
There are some really freaky nutbars out there
And last but not least, I learned that XUP has met more freaky nutbars in her lifetime than any other person I know. I’m still reeling from the Aurora character.
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