A new article, published on the Women's E-News site, reports on the relationship between the WIC program and formula companies. It was written in partnership with The Investigative Fund at The Nation Institute.
The article, titled "Infant Formula Companies Milk U.S. Food Program," looks in particular at the 2010 fight (which I wrote about here) regarding a proposed provision of the WIC reauthorization bill.
If you want to know more about the relationship between the nation's largest purchaser of formula - you, the taxpayer, through the WIC program - and formula company influence in Washington, I'd recommend this detailed and current article.
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