The New version of the proposals HERE Below are PDFs of letters to the European Commissioners We have asked the Secretary General of the Commission to ensure that the views of all the relevant DGs are taken into account, not…
Nestle recruiting staff to break the Code in the UK
Nestlé entered the UK with the takeover of the SMA brand in 2012. The aggressive methods it uses around the world as it competes with Danone (owner of Aptamil, Cow & Gate and Nutricia) have now reached these shores. Nestlé…
Nestle involvement in Toronto CivicAction better city boot camp slammed
Today (28 April 2015) a Nestlé executive is due to be guest speaker at an event in Toronto, Canada, called “Better City Boot Camp” on the topic of nutrition in the first 1000 days from conception run by an organisation called…
London Marathon water sponsor embroiled in controversy over “unlicensed” water bottling
The London Marathon takes place on Sunday 26 April 2015 and the water is being provided once again by Nestlé. Recently it has used the event to promote its Pure Life brand of water. This year, as in earlier years, it…
The Guardian responds to Baby Milk Action over Danone-sponsored content
Update 18 May 2015: Guardian Readers’ Editor says Danone-sponsored content “a mistake” – Update 23 July 2015: Guardian.com Editor accepts this conclusion and thanks Baby Milk Action for prompting more rigorous scrutiny of sponsors. Baby Milk Action received a response from…
Media studies: Danone-sponsored content in The Guardian
Update 18 May 2015: Guardian Readers’ Editor says Danone-sponsored content “a mistake” What happens when a newspaper runs content sponsored by corporations? The following is a case study looking at the new business model being pursued by The Guardian newspaper in…
Nestle Chairman and board exposed by IBFAN at shareholder meeting
Baby Milk Action press release 16 April 2015 Members of the International Baby Food Action Network (IBFAN) stood up in front of 2,446 shareholders at Nestlé’s annual meeting on 16 April to call on Nestlé Chairman Peter Brabeck-Letmathé to change…
How the Nestle board excuses breaking baby milk marketing rules
Members of the International Baby Food Action Network (IBFAN) attended the Nestlé shareholder meeting on 16 April 2015 to raise concerns about the company’s ongoing aggressive marketing of baby milks. See press release: Nestle Chairman and board exposed by IBFAN at…
Tributes to Sheila Kitzinger, Baby Milk Action Advisor
http://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2015/apr/12/sheila-kitzinger Everyone at Baby Milk Action was sad news to hear the news that one of our advisors, Sheila Kitzinger, died on Saturday 11th April, aged 86. Sheila was an author, anthropologist and strong advocate of breastfeeding,…
MEPs call for a rethink on the new Baby milk laws
MEPs call for a rethink on the new EU laws on formulas and baby foods Member States Experts meeting, Brussels 20th April CLICK here for background papers Along with health advocates around the world we have decried new rules on baby formulas…
Mike Brady question to Peter Brabeck at Nestlé AGM 16 April 2015
Baby Milk Action’s Campaigns Coordinator asks Nestlé Chairman, Peter Brabeck-Letmathé, to drop the public relations approach and address people’s concerns before he retires. He has attempted to rebrand the company as a Nutrition, Health and Wellness company, but many people see…
A list of resources on the G7/8 New Alliance
Thanks to Jean Blaylock, Coordinator of the UK Food Group for sharing this list of resources on the G7/8 New Alliance that has been compiled by civil society groups in Africa and G8 countries: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ic7MJbh-Af4mIT0avk1NN0sVJMyb5CQ8PBcJPkF1OQ8/edit?usp=sharing This includes reports/briefings/case studies, civil society public…
What matters to Nestle? A view from inside the corporation on food safety.
Nestlé has published its materiality matrix in a post Measuring what matters: mapping the challenges we face. It explains that the matrix (included below), ‘plots the economic, social and environmental issues of most concern to stakeholders against the impacts they may…
Danone and The Guardian – a strategy for marketing unnecessary products and diverting attention from human rights abuses
Update 18 May 2015: Guardian Readers’ Editor says Danone-sponsored content “a mistake” The Guardian newspaper is planning to report in a future edition about improving the diet of pregnant women, infants and toddlers and policy in these areas. This is something Baby Milk…