Nestlé, a food and beverage company, has been accused of adding sugar and honey to its infant milk and cereal products sold in many poorer countries but not in wealthier countries.
Nestlé, a food and beverage company, has been accused of adding sugar and honey to its infant milk and cereal products sold in many poorer countries but not in wealthier countries. This practice reportedly contradicts international health guidelines aimed at curbing childhood obesity and chronic diseases.
In Brazil, where Cerelac is known as Mucilon, two out of eight products were found to have no added sugar but the other six contained nearly 4g for each serving. In Nigeria, one product tested had up to 6.8g . Cerelac and Nido are some of Nestlé’s best-selling baby-food brands in low- and middle-income countries.
The WHO is alarmed that obesity is dramatically on the rise, particularly in low- and middle-income countries, where it has now reached “epidemic proportions” and is fueling an increase in non-communicable diseases such as cardiovascular disease, cancer and diabetes. In Africa, the number of overweight children under five has increased by nearly 23% since 2000, according to the World Health Organisation.The report says Nestlé seems to be turning a deaf ear to these appeals, stating that while the multinational publicly recommends avoiding baby foods containing added sugar, these wise words don’t seem to apply to low- and middle-income countries, where Nestlé continues to add high levels of sugar to some of its most popular products.
Nestlé, a food and beverage company, has been accused of adding sugar and honey to its infant milk and cereal products sold in many poorer countries but not in wealthier countries. This practice reportedly contradicts international health guidelines aimed at curbing childhood obesity and chronic diseases. The accusation comes from a report by Public Eye,…
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