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The average formula-fed infant consumes 6 ounces of formula per kilogram of body weight every day – that’s the same as an adult drinking nearly 4 gallons of liquid. This gives infants a relatively high risk of exposure to any toxins present in the tap water used to make the formula.
Brattleboro Reformer and Burlington Free Press Run Paid Sick Days Op-Ed
Published March 17, 2010Over the weekend of March 13-14, the Brattleboro Reformer and the Burlington Free Press published an opinion piece written by Randy George, owner of the Red Hen Baking Company, a small Vermont business. In the op-ed Randy makes the case that offering paid sick days to employees makes good business sense.
To read the Brattleboro Reformer op-ed, click here.
To see the same piece in the Burlington Free Press, click here.