Breast fed babies in the third world - sale of formula milk should be banned...

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...and only available on prescription. This is to save the lives of babies in the third world. I have just read the following article in the Guardian newspaper. http://www.guardian.co.uk/medicine/story/0,,2079757,00.html It tells the story of babies in the third world, focussing particularly on Bangladesh where 25 years ago new babies were almost never admitted to hospital - now they make up about 70% of admissions. Why? Because new mothers are encouraged to feed their babies formula, not breastmilk as nature intended. The formula companies are inciting doctors to recommend their products and the people of Bangladesh are generally very poor - so they can't afford adequate amounts of formula (in which case the baby is starved) or its mixed with dirty water in which case the baby gets sick. Lack of adequate sterilization, water and money leads one doctor to comment that he believes the sale of "formula milk and bottles removed from general shops, and available only as a last resort, on prescription". As he says, "It sounds extreme...but "it's not consenting adults who die, it's tiny babies." What do you think? I believe there should be a ban on formula sales in these countries, making it only available on prescription.