Tag Archives: Similac

Guest Post: Do We Need Corporations to Empower Us?

This post originally appeared on phdinparenting.com on May 6, 2013.    The site crashed a few hours later during the ensuing twitter storm so Phdinparenting.com gave us permission to reprint it here.   Old news, new victims? We’ve heard it … Continue reading

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Last revised on 05/09/2013

Babeworthy: Formula Companies Get Creative

Did you catch these Babeworthy stories in the news this week?! 1.  Similac’s had an app for that for a few months and now Mead-Johnson, maker of Enfamil, is tossing their hat in the ring with their ExpectingBaby iPhone app. … Continue reading

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Last revised on 05/27/2011

An Open Letter to Rufus Griscom, CEO of Babble.com: Why is the Similac Booby Trap Back?

Do you remember Phdinparenting’s fantastic post, “Similac and Babble.com Team Up to Dupe Breastfeeding Moms“?  In the aftermath of outraged reader comments, letters to Babble.com, a flurry of Twitter activity and a frenzy of posts on various Facebook pages (including ours), Babble.com quietly removed the formula … Continue reading

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Last revised on 11/01/2010

Weekly Wrap-Up 9/26: Similac Recall, Formula Facts, Nursing Bra Art, Fab Spa Night & Benefit!

By Elita of Blacktating.com for the Best for Babes Foundation ©2010 This week nothing had more people buzzing than the recall of over 5 million cans of Similac infant formula after it was discovered that beetles may have gotten into … Continue reading

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Last revised on 09/27/2010