Massachusetts Breastfeeding Coalition

19/06/2026

Today MBC honors and celebrates Juneteenth, a powerful reminder of freedom, resilience, and the ongoing fight for equality.
Wishing everyone a meaningful day of reflection and celebration.

Juneteenth was recognized as a federal holiday in 2021. June 19, 1865 marks the day when the Union Army arrived in Galveston, Texas, under General Gordon Granger, announced to the locals that all enslaved African Americans were free. While the Emancipation Proclamation went into effect on January 1, 1863, and the Civil War ended in April 1865, it took time before the end of slavery was actually enforced in resistant states like Texas. Part of a woman’s freedom was not having to nurse their owners’ babies anymore while leaving their own babies hungry.

19/06/2026

Happy Juneteenth! 🖤💚🩷

19/06/2026

Urgent Infant Formula Recall

The FDA and CDC are investigating an outbreak of infant botulism linked to Nara Organics Whole Milk Organic Powdered Infant Formula. If you have this in your home, STOP using it immediately.

Affected Products:
- Brand: Nara Organics Whole Milk Organic Powdered Infant Formula
- Sizes: All 400g and 700g containers
- Stores Affected: Sold nationwide at Target, Target.com, and Nara.com

Infant botulism is a serious, potentially fatal illness caused by bacterial toxins that attack nerves. Symptoms can take up to a month to show after consuming formula.

Seek immediate emergency medical care if your infant has consumed this product and shows any of these signs:
- Constipation (often the first sign)
- Poor feeding or trouble sucking/swallowing
- Loss of head control ("floppy baby")
- Drooping eyelids or decreased facial expressions
- Weak or altered cry
- Difficulty breathing

Immediate action steps for parents and caregivers:
- DO NOT USE THIS FORMULA - switch to a safe alternative
- SAVE THE INFO - before throwing out the formula, take a photo of the lot number and use-by date
- QUARANTINE OPEN CANS - label opened cans as "DO NOT USE" and store them away in case testing is needed if your infant falls ill
- SANITIZE - wash bottles, utensils, and surfaces that touched the formula

Learn more on the FDA's page here: https://www.fda.gov/food/outbreaks-foodborne-illness/outbreak-investigation-infant-botulism-powdered-infant-formula-june-2026

Do not use Nara Organics Whole Milk Organic Powdered Infant Formula. FDA’s Investigation is ongoing.

18/06/2026

Building inclusive advocacy means providing language access, partnering with trusted community organizations, offering options for anonymity, and honoring what and how each person wishes to share. Only then can we hear the whole story, and drive change. https://massbreastfeeding.org/whose-stories-are-missing/
📷RDNE Stock Project

17/06/2026

Stories connect us, reveal patterns, and challenge powerful interests. Drive change by sharing stories about what matters to you with researchers, legislators, employers, and your community. Your story matters. https://massbreastfeeding.org/how-personal-stories-become-public-change/
📷Polina Kovaleva

16/06/2026

Massachusetts has long been a leader in maternal and child health policy. The pump bill, now in the final stretch, could serve as a model for other states. We now have two versions of information and email templates available, one for Massachusetts residents and one for people in other states. Write in now, and share the information with friends and colleagues in our state and across the country! https://massbreastfeeding.org/a-state-bill-a-national-opportunity/

15/06/2026

The Radical Moms Union is collecting women’s breastfeeding stories to build power and expose what mothers are really up against. Success, sabotage, struggle, survival, all of it counts. Got 5 to 7 minutes? Tell them your story. COMMENT “STORY” for the survey link

13/06/2026

We can do better than this.

12/06/2026

Formula companies turn women’s breastfeeding struggles into sales funnels. RMU is turning our stories into POWER. Whether you had support, sabotage, success, heartbreak, or something in between, we want to hear from you. Take 5 minutes to fill out the RMU breastfeeding story survey.
Comment “STORY” and get your survey link.

10/06/2026

Formula companies have a long history of seeking partnerships with trusted institutions. La Leche League International and IBFAN have penned an open letter calling for termination of the current partnership between Nestlé and United Nations University. Learn more at https://massbreastfeeding.org/end-the-nestle-un-partnership/
📷Mikael Blomkvist