FOR NESTLÉ, NOT ALL BABIES ARE EQUAL! Today, our petition signed by 105,000 was taken to Nestlé HQ in Vevey along with the symbolic equivalent of 10 million sugar cubes – the sugar consumed every day by babies fed Cerelac cereals in resource poor countries – but not in Switzerland.
Media coverage: HERE HERE HERE HERE
Nestlé am Pranger: Protest in Vevey nach Skandal um Babynahrung – 20 Minuten
Nestlé visé par une pétition contre le sucre dans les aliments pour bébés – rts.ch – Economie
Sucre dans les aliments pour bébés: pétition déposée chez Nestlé
Des activistes protestent à Vevey contre les produits sucrés de Nestlé – 20 minutes
Nestle share price falls, Swiss government asked to intervene
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Laurent Gabarell of Public Eye explains
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The release in April of the Public Eye/IBFAN exposé of how Nestlé markets Cerelac and Nido as beneficial for child development, despite containing high levels of added sugar have prompted widespread media coverage and enquiries by regulators in India, Nigeria or Bangladesh. A Nestlé’s share price in India dropped to a 3-year low on 18th May (Nestlé’s Annual General Meeting). Public Eye and IBFAN have now submitted a formal request to the Swiss Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO) to bring legal action against Nestlé under the unfair competition act for “unethical and unfair business practices” in low- and middle-income countries. (Click Here).
Meanwhile Nestlé responds with its usual dishonest assurances. For example to Sri Lanka’s Sunday Times Nestlé said that the products “…are based on the latest scientific guidelines, dietary recommendations… We have been providing nutritious, tasty and safe products to Sri Lankans for over 115 years. .. the Infant Cereal range is made from the goodness of cereals, milk, and fruits, tailored to the nutritional needs of growing children. Reduction of added sugar is a priority for Nestlé Lanka…” Click here for more about Sri Lanka
India’s Economic Times (June 14th 2024) Nestle’s Cerelac is once again facing scrutiny; NGOs want Swiss govt to take action
Nestlé faces legal action over baby food sugar scandal, NGOs urge swiss intervention CNBCTV 18 June 14, 2024… Read more
WHO Euro NUTRIENT AND PROMOTION PROFILE MODEL. Supporting appropriate promotion of food products for infants and young children 6–36 months in the WHO European Region
https://iris.who.int/bitstream/handle/10665/364678/WHO-EURO-2022-6681-46447-67287-eng.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y