Chap wrote:
That is perfectly possible.
But as has already been pointed out by more than one poster, even the creation of a perfect breast-milk-equivalent formula does not render it desirable that the producers should undertake intensive marketing designed to make mothers in poor countries switch to formula from breast milk - simply because preparing and feeding formula without risk to infant health demands hygienic conditions that many poor mothers in poor countries will simply not be able to meet. Breast milk will always be safer in that regard.
In addition, there are two risks in persuading poor women that feeding formula is superior to breast milk, and that failure to do so shows deficient parenting:
1. If they purchase a good (and hence expensive) brand, the cost of it will impact the family budget in ways that damage the health of themselves and other family members - or the baby itself, if they cannot afford enough formula to feed the required amount.
2. If they purchase a cheap brand on the principle that 'formula is better', then even if they do feed hygienically and in the specified quantity the baby may be malnourished.
All breast milk is not created equal - some mothers ingest harmful substances (smokers; heavy coffee drinkers; drugs of all sorts; etc) that can transmit through breast milk and breastfeeding; as can certain infections and diseases, etc.
So your hyperbolic "proper hygiene" argument is not exclusive to bottles and formula (not to mention, like the substance intake for breast-milk, its kinda "duh").
You seem to be in this stance that formula=evil and breastfeeding=good. I am not promoting one over the other, I believe that the mother (or parents or caregivers) should make the choice for themselves...like 2 dads might have to do.
Anyway, given that your posts neglected to have an informed opinion about the actual language of the resolution or the language of the US amendments, it could very well be that the US was simply striving for an informed balance of information where a mother (or parents or caregivers) could make their own choice based on equal access to valid information.