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Behind moves to regulate breastmilk trade lies the threat of a corporate takeover

  • Written by: Julie P. Smith, Honorary Associate Professor, Australian National University
Behind moves to regulate breastmilk trade lies the threat of a corporate takeoverRomanova Anna/Shutterstock

The European Union is preparing to harmonise regulations governing the trade in human milk, which sounds like a good thing. But it won’t be if it sidelines breastfeeding or makes informal human-to-human milk exchanges more difficult.

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