The Filipina Mom in Denmark

The Filipinas are among the Top 10 way above the Danish women in terms of closing the gap between genders. The Philippines continues to be in the top way above the developed countries and the only Asian Country to be included in the survey conducted by the World Economic Forum.

Ever since the Swiss based World Economic Forum started their survey in 2005, the Philippines have been consistent in its Top 6 rank where Denmark rose from Rank 8 last year to rank 9 this year.

There 4 fundamental factors this study or survey were based from

· Economic participation and opportunity- female labour force over male

· Educational attainment – Literacy rate of women over male

· Political Empowerment- women with ministerial positions, members of the parliament or Senate and congress and head of state over the past 50 years leaders

· Health Survival- female life expectancy over male and sex ratio at birth

The gender gap index showed that Filipino women have achieved equality or surpassed men in educational attainment, healthy life expectancy and improving opportunities for skilled women professionals. The country’s scores on political empowerment also improved further as well as other economic indicators such as estimated income, labour force participation and income equality for similar work.

Top 10 Global Gender Gap Index

1. Norway

2. Finland

3. Sweden

4. Iceland

5. New Zealand

6. Philippines

7. Denmark

8. Ireland

9. Holland

10. Latvia

You can also download the pdf file of the report.

Source: World Economic Forum

The Filipinas and the Danish both got a top score when it comes to educational attainment, and more women in the Labour force as legislators, senior officials, and managers as well as professional and technical workers.

Some basic data between Denmark and the Philippines

But if you look at the table above the Danish women fare much better with having twice the length of paid maternity leave of a Filipina.

Here in abroad sometimes when you say that you are from the Philippines they just nod their head and thinks that most of us are domestic helpers, care givers, entertainers, aupairs or just out to find a rich husbands we should be proud that we are world class because there is gender equality in our country.

We have big future ahead of us we are still young as a country in comparison with the other countries in the top 10. But thanks to the OFW’s ( the domestic helpers, the care givers, the aupairs, etc.) who are also a big factor why the Filipina women are on top positions and educational attainments because their remittance help finance the education or schooling of their families.

We still needs a lot of improvement in some areas like the maternity leave benefits which are far below the develop countries, more women in the congress and the Senate, reduce the infant mortality rate of 24 out 1000 birth and mortality rate of mother at birth of 230 out 1000. With the results of this survey I hope that the Philippine government will do something to close the gender gap to help reduce hunger and poverty.

Don’t you think it is amazing were Top 6 when it comes to gender equality?

Eduvijes Preztosa Navarro of Mangaldan & Dagupan City passed away yesterday Nov.4 2008

Yesterday my grandmother passed away at the age of 90 or 92. I just posted something about the All Saints day festivities in the Philippines and mentioned about my grandfather her husband which I did not meet and now it her. I’m very sad because I can’t go and bury her because we just went to the Philippines last august and I’m very glad that we did. I was blog hopping last Nov.2 and I read one post about how they started a tradition where they have to post about their loved ones who passed away and I think I don’t have to wait for the All Saints Day to do it.

We called her Inang Ebeng. She got married at very young age of 13 or 14 where arranged marriage was normal at that time. She was tall, pretty, got curvaceous body and nice skin just look at her picture @ 90. She had a lot of suitors but I think my amang was charistamic so he was chosen by my grandmother’s parent. But my inang hadn’t her period at that time so my amang had to wait for some time. They had 7 children and my father was the third child child and came out during the 2nd world war. I can still remember her stories how they live and hide during the war.

At that time that the husband is the breadwinner of the family and the wives are the homemaker or SAHM (stay at home mom). But what you would you do if you are became a widow at a very young age and left alone with 7 children? I don’t know if I can manage that.

Like most of Filipina mothers she was strong and did not hesitate to do what ever to find food for her children. Life in the province was hard but you can not call them poor because they usually have farms and fishponds but lack of proper farming or fishing knowhow makes it not that profitable way of leaving and . Since our province in the Pangasinan is like a highway of typhoons sometimes there’s no harvest because of the floods or typhoons. She sold fish in the market in the morning and cooks sells dinuguan or goto in the afternoon. Besides that was the barrio’s manghihilot or some kind of healer. She was today’s physical therapist and chiropractor because all who got sprints and any problems with joints or muscle pain went to her with just oil and her knowhow. Almost everyone in our small barrio and nearby went through her strong hands. She was respected because she did not ask any payment for her service. She was the real Babaylan in her time.

We are so close to her more than our any other cousin because she was the one who took care of my brothers and sister when leave to work abroad. She lived in our house while I was in college in Manila. But besides that she still taking care my other uncle’s children who were mother left them while they were still small.

Only one of her children went to college and finished pharmacy but the rest they were not so happy going to school like the rest in that barrio. So my inang life did prosper because until her last breath she still thinks of her children and grandchildren. My parents gives her monthly allowance but sometime we also becomes angry because when we gave her something fruits of foods she gave it to her grandchildren. But that who she is, always prioritizing her family than herself. She taught us not to be plant any hate in our neighbors even they misjudge or steal something from you, help those in need, and a lot of good virtuous. She told us that what is important is that you have a clear conscience and don’t steal or be unreasonable even though you are poor then you can sleep soundly at night.

All of what is left now is memories when I was young and I don’t know if my siblings shares the same because I was the eldest. She was the one who accompany me when I graduate from elementary and pinned my medal I was salutaturian(2nd place) and she was so proud. I remember we used to wait for her getting down from a calesa, a horse drawn carriage with basket in her arms and happy with whatever she brought fruits or candies. Sometimes we fights who will lie besides her because we want to hear all those stories in the past like the 2^nd world war and the ancestors we never knew.

He died suddenly and I think she still thinks of her family not suffer. She was so strong when I last saw her she can still sweep her backyard and see to it her house was rebuilt. Her house fell down because of a strong typhoon last year as well as our house and other houses in that area and I think that stressed her so much that maybe contribute to her stroke.

Now she joins her husband and her family (she was the last in her siblings) in heavens I just pray that she lie in peace. I love her and I wish that I can be with her but that’s the price we have to pay as a OFW we can not just go home due to some circumstances we can’t control.

Life is so short we have to show our love and say it to them that we love them before it’s too late. I think I haven’t said that to my inang I wish I said but I know that she knows.

To Inang We love you and thank you.

To all Holder of Philippines passport here’s the chance to renew without going to Oslo for personal appearance. Save your precious Danish Crones Please read the following announcement form the Philippines embassy who going to hold Out reach programs.

PHILIPPINE CONSULAR OUTREACH TO DENMARK , 14-16 NOVEMBER 2008

Para Sa Lahat ng Ating mga Kababayan!

There will be a consular outreach by a delegation from the Philippine Embassy in Oslo , headed by our Consul General Evelyn Garcia on the following schedules:

Friday, 14/Nov 13:00-19:00 Filipino House
Valdemarsgade 69,
DK-1665 Copenhagen V

Saturday, 15/Nov 10:00-21:00 (FAD Barrio Fiesta)
Amagerhallen, Løjtegårdsvej 62-66,
DK-2770 Kastrup

Sunday, 16/Nov 10:00-14:00 Storsal, Skt. Annæ Church
Dronning.Elizabeths Allé 3, DK-2300 Copenhagen S

The delegation will then consider/accept visa applications and passporting (application/renewal). Please check the links http://www.philembassy.no/consular.html for more details on the requirements, and http://www.philembassy.no/consular/mrp.html for the machine-readable passports. They will entertain applications from Denmark and the nearby residents of Sweden . Please remember that the new directive on application/renewal of Philippine passports require personal appearance to the nearest Embassy/Consular Office, however due to the absence of these offices in Denmark, we are then urged to do it by making use of this consular outreach on the said dates and designated places as above.

Did you go to the cemetery today because today is All Saints Day. Because I did. I usually light some candles and say a little prayer remembering both my grandfathers, my uncle and some relatives which I still remember. But I can do it tomorrow it just I was so busy today. But I will tell you a little of what I can remember about this tradition.

Every November 1 Filipinos celebrates All saints day to commemorate or remember the dead member of the family. People usually go to the cemeteries bringing candles and flowers to their dead relatives. But days before that they go and clean and paint the tombs to prepare for the big day. This traditions originates from the catholic tradition during the old times but now its almost celebrated even by non catholics.

When I was young it was only my grandfather on my father side that we visited but we enjoy it because thats the time when we see all kinds of candles especially those big red candles with dragons which were brought by my uncle from Manila, they bought it from China Town. That around 10-12 mm in diameter and half meter long which we tried to make some balls out of the candle wax.

We really enjoyed this holiday because that the time where we can see and talk with relatives from different parts of the country. Coming from a small barrio I particularly loves to hear the stories about those people on the tombs and how we are related to them.

Today I don’t know if they still doing it but we have a tradition where the priest goes from house to house around and say a prayer for all our dead relatives. There were also some elders who can recite or sing in latin and we just give the names of our dead relatives. I think the prayer was to help the souls to go up in heaven if they are in the purgatories. Purgatories is where the soul stay when it can’t either go up or down to hell. If some of the living remembers them some of their sins will be forgiven. Well ok that’s a little bit hard for non catholic to understand but it will be nice that even if you’re dead and somebody still can remember you.

In Denmark they also celebrate All Saints Day on November and All souls Day the next Day since Catholicism was prevalent in the old days. Then during the reformation period it became just 1 day. But now slowly the young people are adopting the American tradition of Halloween or actually it was a European tradition since the Scottish and the Irish who brought that holloween tradition to North America. This new tradition just started out in the 1990’s brought by watching American sitcoms or TV series. But this time is good time for the Flower shops who sells flowers, candles and squash or pumpkin. In my son’s day care they make Jack o Lantern thats English tradition where they cut the pumpkin and inside they put a candle.

Young people thinks of Halloween as the time to party like classmates where the theme come like the Smurfs. Well I did not that party because when 10 to 15 years older than them is too hard to cope with craziness, drinking and smoking but I do attend class party once in a while.

They are still some Danes who visit the graveyards and bring candles and flowers like we do in the Philippines but without fanfares.

Like in Denmark some people in the Philippines who belongs to the upper class are already practicing the Americans Halloween’s traditions. I remember when I was still working in the construction industry. the streets of the high end subdivisions one can see some displays of various Halloweens themes and children’s dressed in various customs doing treat or treat. But it is not yet widespread because who can afford those expensive costumes and effects but only those on the higher status of the society.

Many people thought that tradition like Christmas and Halloween as a product of commercialism it is obviously true but it is op to us parents to decide what kind of traditions we gonna continue or not.

Traditions tell us stories and describes us what kind of people are we and sometimes they comes and goes but sometime they comes in a different twist.

How about you how do you celebrate Halloween?

Last October 22 the Filipina au pairs were on the Spotlight when the Danish Parliament conducted a joint hearing regarding the au pair scheme. On that hearing they focus on the Filipina Au pairs because of many cases of abuse from their host families. Many of them were used a cheap house help which is not their duty as an au pair.

What is au pair?

The au pair scheme is a cultural exchange program where young girls stays with families with at least 1 child under 18 years old and are treated as equal by the host families. The au pair is a cultural/educational exchange program that will enhance au pair’s proffesionally by understanding the culture of it’s host country by learning the language and its people. They have a written contract wherein they site what responsibilities of the au pair and these are light household chores, taking care of the children and buying groceries. They are only allowed to work from min 18 to maximum 30 hours a day, one day off during week days and free during weekends and besides that they are allowed to have time to join or attend danish language lessons.

You can visit the Danish Immigration Service official website www.nyidanmark.dk for more information.

Why Filipina au pairs?

• This is because they represent the biggest chunk of au pairs here in Denmark. When I arrive in 2002 according to the Danish Foreign Service Statistics they were only 124 Filipinas out of 1,156 au pairs but last year there were 1510 Filipina au pairs out of 2,207 .

• Out of these numbers of Filipinas many are being abused by their host families by working more than the allowed maximum of 30hrs. per week.
• Some documentary programs exposed that this au pair scheme is being used as a work

VVF status

The danish status symbol before was VVV or 3V’s (Villa, Volvo & Vov) meaning that you live in a house or precise a villa, driving a Volvo and have a dog. But now it’s Villa, Volvo and Filipina Au pair that is the buzzword specially in the whiskey belt areas more specifically up in North Sealand where rich people lives.

Why are Filipinas are popular?

From what I know and other danes are talking bybrowsing some forums they describe Filipinas that they

• communicates in English
• don’t complaint,
• they always says yes even they don’t fell like it
• sometimes they call their host Ma’am or Sir.
• good housekeeping skills especially those who had previous experiences from Hongkong, Singapore etc.
• they love children
• Most can cooked
• they don’t answer back even if you shout at them some they just sulk or cry

On that hearing they heard statements from people who show concern for the Filipino au pairs one from labor union, a catholic priest, a danish born Filipino . I said Filipino au pairs because there is also some male Filipino au pairs here. But what saddened me is that there was no Filipino women who speaks in that hearing since these problems represents the Filipina in bad image as well. No one can represent a filipina problem but a filipina itself.  So Filipina speaks up or Filipinos as whole should stand up and participate.

The goals of that hearing are the following :

• To proposed higher allowance of au pairs from minimum of 2,500dkk to 4,000 dkk.
• To encourage au pairs to take danish lessons.
• Propose that au pair should not be shown out of Denmark if there will be case against the employer.
• And many more like taxation, holidays and administration of au pairs.

There were a lot of media who were present but as I read all the news I was so sad because it seems like the press manipulated the stories away for the purpose of the hearing and maybe I’m wrong in my interpretation that the purpose was to stop the abuse of au pairs.

But they focus more on

• The au pair scheme is just being used by Filipinas to work since it is very hard to find job in the Philippines and the salary is so low.
• Many Filipinas are working black job meaning outside from their host families.
• Many became stays illegally after their stay as au pair in the country.

But I can clarify some of the above issues form my own knowledge:

• We are almost 90 million people so it is very competitive to find a job. But there are some who leave their jobs in the Philippines of the promise of some people about high salaries and better future here in Denmark. Almost all the Filipinas who came here as a au pair were highly educated although they don’t receive high salary but they do a gratifying job meaning they are not treated as slaves. They have different purpose of why they want to be an au pair.

Just to give a little glimpse of the working conditions in the Philippines

• Working hours is 8 hours everyday salary rates differs form the the national capital Region to the other provinces which lower but in Metro Manila the minimum rate is 300pesos/day around 7 dollars plus COLA (cost of living allowance). Thats around 10,000 pesos /month but its also depends on the position office like office job usually the salary is lump sum. Thats is a starting rate and some actually gets paid double more than the minimum rate. But we can not compare from here because we have different the standard of living. But still the Philippines economy always tied up to the oil prices so the cost of commodities are so expensive so most Filipinos wanted to work abroad.
• Most au pair receives 2,500 -3000 DKk around 550-600/month minus tax which by the way some host families just shoulder it but imagine what will happen if they go out the minimum fare is 20dkk and the sofdrinks cost 15-20 dkk. So I think most are tempted but I’m not saying that all of them are doing it. It’s not ok when someone is working black or illegally but isn’t more irresponsible and punishable if the host families are using au pairs to work as house help letting them work long hours and not paying them right. The host families have all the means while the poor girls hasn’t had any not even friends.
• I don’t know anybody who stays illegally after their term as an au pair. But I know most the Filipinas try to seek au pair jobs in other countries like Norway or Spain in that matter and I think that is not illegal.

It’s really sad to hear the stories of au pairs not only Filipinas but I had a friend form Brazil who suffered 2 years of abuse without telling her problems to anyone because she don’t know where to turn to not even in the Immigration service. She taught at that time that it was normal occurrence here in denamrk

I hope that what ever changes they will make or agree in the Parliament is for the benefit for all not only for the filipinas but all the au pairs that comes in the country.

But to the Filipino Community get involved.

Another problem is we should inform our Kababayans that au pair scheme is not a an alternative to a real job because it is a cultural exchange progam not a job. It can not pay off especially if they have to shoulder all the payments to their recruiter and the corrupt immigration officials (remember au pair is not permitted in the Philippines).

And to the would be au pairs remember you don’t have to pay any amount more than 1 month of you allowance as an au pair so that will be minimum of 2,500 around 24,000 pesos. no more no less if that is a legitimate agency. If it is a private person who will try to be an agent for you don’t try to be fooled because actually there are expenses here because you can actually download the application from the website www.nyidanmark.dk. Even if you negotiate directly to the host families in the internet beware! know you rights.

HUWAG PALOLOKO. DON’T BE FOOLED.

This picture caught my attention during our study trip last year.

This building is one of the inspirations of our project in school and it’s located in the North Harbor.

Very Scandinavian clean and spacious opt to be called the new working environment but I think the

architect thought of the idea while driving and drinking coffe cause it’s really looks like coffee holder.

Do you agree?

Are you affected by the recent financial crisis? In Island they provide crisis center to it’s citizen who were affected by the recent financial crisis where they provide psychological help. Everyday you just hear about several banks that goes bankrupt or taken over by other financial institution or by the state. The stocks market knows only one way that is DOWN . Many states tried to provide help package like in the USA’s 700 B US$ whewww! but it did not dampen the investor they want to cash out.

In ordinary life the big loser are those who bought their properties with flexible loans especially now that the price of properties are also on the way DOWN because now the interest rates is 5%. I have some friends who purchased new apartments and while their old apartments are not yet sold so they are paying 2 mortgages whiles their values is going DOWN.

Some people always looks us in different way we just live in a rented apartment. The trend here is that you move to bigger apartment when you have children and sometimes it also cross my mind but now I happy that we did not tried to invest in one. I have some friends mostly pinoy who fall to this credit thing because it was very easy to ask for credit especially in the shops but they don’t look at the rate and their household finances in the future. I think because in the Philippines it is so hard own a credit card even you declare your true income they will not approve you while here you gets a lot of offer that sometimes you get irritated. Here you can open an account without any money just your personal register no. while in the Philippines you are required to opening amount and maintain or else they will deduct your account every month.

Luckily for us we don’t own properties and we don’t owe anything but still the uncertainty is there it is more expensive to borrow money when we have the need for it and the risk of losing job. Anyway there is an insurance when you lose your job but still you can not live the life you wanted.

Ohh maybe we are directly affected because my son have some shares of stocks in a bank where I keep his savings but now it’s less than half its worth when I first bought it tsk.tsk.

But the Filipinos have been through a lot of crisis and they still survived remember the 1998 Asian crisis I was affected by it since i was in the construction industry. We still managed to smile and say that’s life we never heard of psychologist.

But I just hope that soon this crisis will be over .

How about you? are you affected in someways?

I just read in Urban a few days ago about how desperate the Chinese parents in trying to find alternative solutions in the wake of the tainted milk scandal. Some are thinking about hiring a cow or call the agency that organizes mother who are willing to breastfeed because they parents won’t dare to buy powdered milk anymore. Some mother who ares still breastfeeding can earn as much as 270 US $ per month. I have some chinese classmates that there a lot of announcement in the internet regarding this.

But it’s not only in china that one can sell mothers milk but also here in Denmark you can sell it to the hospital and they pay 176 Danish kroner or around 18 US$ per liter. Most hospitals accepts this kind arrangement because they need give to the premature babies since it has been proven that mother’s milk gives more immunity against long lists of sickness.

There was a story published in a news paper BT (Berlingske Tidende) last March 7, 2008 that there is a 53 year old woman, Sisser Weinreich, mother of 7 children who became richer by 460,000 DKK around 120,000 US$ just by selling her extra mother’s milk whenever she’s breastfeeding her children.

All in all she supplied the hospitals 3,408 liter because she was blessed with 10 times extra than normally what a mother can produce. She said that she started to sell her milk when she give birth to her second child upon the suggestion of her midwife.

The funny thing is the tax office was in doubt if the mother’smilk should be taxed because of it’s unsual quantity imagine she can produce 4.2 liter just 3 months after she gave birth. But mother’s milk is tax free so it was blessing financially for her and the premature babies.

Her 2 children continued her legacy because they inherited her extra power.

Mothers who chose to breastfeed should observe the following tips:

1. Avoid alcohol because the baby also will be affected since it goes with the milk.
2. Find a good position that is both convenient for both mother and baby.

3. Invest in a nursing pillow it can help you to find the right position and it will be a great relief not to hold your 5-6 kg baby for a long time. You can sit and relax your muscle and avoid back and neck pain. The baby can use it too.

4. Remember to let your baby finish one breast before changing to the next one. It is because the first flow is to quench the thirst so it is low fat but the last is the rich in protein which is what the baby needs. It will also helps you against breast infections because when it’s full of milk it blocks the milk ducts then comes sore and later on fever.

5. Eat healthy food and drink a lot of milk ( I tried drinking a lot but my son stomach became bad so I need to drink something to nutralize mine and my son’s stomach , potato juice was a great help

6. Rest a good night sleep is also important well sometimes we can’t so we need our partner/husband help to alternate us when we the “milking cow” has to rest or recharge

7. Invest in a electric nursing pump if you think you more than adequate milk production and store it properly. There are some milk containers or plastic that you can buy and put it in refrigerator in 3 days and 3-4 months in the freezer. I will post a more thorough guidelines for this topic.

8. Use a nursing pads to avoid embarrassing moments when I use a woolen one it was good.

9. Avoid smoking its not good for you and the baby.

10. Don´t set no particular time to nurse when the baby is hungry . Always feed your baby on demand. This will stimulate your milk production.

11. Use a good supporting bra that will support your breast to help it form sagging.

12. When the baby is done never pull your breast to break the suction but use your little finger inside his mouth and carefully pull it.

Well that tips is according to experience although I used 2 sizes over my normal size I wasn’t able to sell my milk maybe because my son was so dependent on it until he was almost 2 years old. Until now he trying to trick me to nurse him but I waned when he turned 2.

I was lucky because it is normal and actually encourae here for mothers to nurse their baby. Actually they will not let you go home from the hospital when you are not ready or breastfeeding isn’t working or there you can ask help form your nurse about it.

So it was financially rewarding I wasnt tied to buy milk which might be contaminated (well not here in Denmark) and my son is healthy since he rarely sick but when he does he can recover almost instantly.

How about you can you sell your mothers milk also?

Another sad story which you almost hear regularly when you read news about OFW (Overses Filipino Worker) coming home in the Philippines in a box or coffin. But this time the victim is not an OFW, but she was living with a Dane in Singapore and her name was Janeth Calamohoy a native of Alicia Zamboanga .The police report says that she jumped on the 5th floor condominium apartment. But the families doesn’t believe that she committed suicide since she did not fall face down rather obtaining injuries at back of her skull. Therefore Janeth’s sister will leave for Singapore to coordinate with the Singaporean Police to speed up the investigation.

It’s good to hear that the OWWA (Overseas Welfare Admisitration Admisnistration) helped her even though she wasn’t an OFW. This is an interesting story because there is a danish national involved which seems like they will questioned him with the incident. I just hope that it will not be another jealousy related incidents that has been happening here in Denmark.

The scandal of contaminated milk that killed 4 babies in china makes me angry and it terrifies me seeing the news on with all those babies lying on the hospital fighting for their lives. How can they do that terrible thing to babies.

According to the news in the TV there are at least 6,000 affected and more parents still flocks the hospital to have their children checked for contamiantion. There are 1,300 babies that are still in the hospital and 168 have kidney problems. They have found traces chemical specifically of melamine which is being used in plastic kitchen utensils like cups and saucer, glues, laminates in furnitures and many things. There are some who says that they used melamine to increased the protein contain in the milk so they can passed the strict requirement.

The milk in question is Sanlu is produced by China’s biggest dairy producer but the world largest dairy producer from New Zealand, Fonterra the world’s biggest dairy trader who owns 43 % of Sanlu said in their press release that they already known about it since august. But how come that it just now that we heard about it according to the different newspaper it was due to China’s policy on covering news. I just hope the Chinese government can find the root of the problem and put to jail those who are responsible.

I don’t know but I just really disgusted with this news. I also at some point gave my son breast milk supplement although I breastfeed for at least two years because I thought that he wasn’t getting enough milk from me but I’m glad that he himself preferred breast milk.

In the Philippines most mothers use infants formula because of many claims form the producers of higher IQ, speedy growth, and many others because they put a lot of vitamins and minerals. But Just as what they always label their products that “Breastfeeding is the best for babies” which is true. But of course there’s a lot of reasons why they can breastfeed like getting back to work. But I think it’s most of it is lack of information from the health department which should give guidelines to all pregnant women and parents about child care. Because even mothers from poor sectors in the country uses infant even it so expensive formulas because of lack of guidance from health workers but it’s what they see in the commercials.

I hope that the Philippines authority will act and bans importation of suspected dairy products from china and warns the public about the dangers of this milk as other countries have done. This not only confines to powder milk but all dairy products like yogurt, cheese, butter and ice cream.It should be a wake up call for the health authorities to sit down and think about infant care and information dissemination and don’t let the big Pharmaceutical companies do it just to promote their products but rather use them to give the right information about infant or child’s health. And to the dairy producer or the big pharmaceutical companies I hope that they will be RESPONSIBLE and reminded that they are dealing with human beings not guinea pigs and not just think about big profits.

How about you what do you think about this news/scandal?