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Australian Breastfeeding Association controversies

Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.

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  1. 2012

    Reported extreme statements in an ABA class

    A Sunday newspaper report in August 2012 alleged that an ABA class included inaccurate and inflammatory claims about formula feeding, including statements linking formula to infant deaths and AIDS. ABA launched an internal investigation, rejected the reported comments as contrary to the association's views, and said on 29 August that the counselor involved had been stood down from all duties.