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[ID] 716 [Interest Areas] Concerned Citizen Health Care Provider [Comment] Why was one of your topics NOT the marketing of breastmilk substitutes? I looked for this topic and was surprised not to see it because it alone is responsible for the difference between the breastfeeding rates of this country and others. Why is the government asking for information on what will improve breastfeeding rates, when it knows perfectly well what will be effective, but chooses not to utilize those methods? The Breastfeeding Awareness Campaign, an HHS initiative, has been criticized for its ineffective ads. The ineffectiveness of these ads was deliberateâtheir content had been watered down by interference from the formula industry. According to an August 31, 2007 article in the Washington Post, the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, then chaired by Rep. Henry Waxman (D-CA), investigated allegations that [Topic] 
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