For comments on this article by Yasmine Motarjemi see her Facebook Page https://www.facebook.com/justiceforyasmine/posts/1631441403739872 https://www.facebook.com/justiceforyasmine/posts/1631682727049073 and here – another article. http://setexasrecord.com/stories/510634511-tyler-woman-claims-nestle-waters-fired-her-because-of-pregnancy Has Nestle Gone Too Far? Forbes Business AUG 21, 2015 Clark Wolf , http://www.forbes.com/sites/clarkwolf/2015/08/20/has-nestle-gone-too-far/ Protests against Nestle, the food giant, over…
Nestle sued over claims of false advertisement of the ingredients in its Gerber baby food
This article is relevant to the ongoing discussions at WHO about inappropriate marketing of foods for infants and young children and shows how foods are ‘idealised’ – not only by baby pictures but by vegetables. Below this article are…
New Nestle-Free Zone t-shirt
We are taking pre-orders for our new Nestlé-Free Zone t-shirt for delivery in September. Take a look at the t-shirt and other items in our online Virtual Shop. The Nestlé-Free Zone logo is also available on mugs, keyring and fridge magnets. Explore…
Demand that the EU considers the global impact of its policies follows the Codex Code of Ethics
The latest version of the new laws are below. COMMISSION DELEGATED REGULATION (EU) …/… of XXX supplementing Regulation (EU) No 609/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the specific compositional and information requirements for infant formula…
India government sues Nestle for $100m over Maggi noodles
12th August Indian government sues Nestle for $100m over Maggi noodles CLICK HERE for BBC report CLICK Here or HERE or HERE The Indian Government announced today that it is suing Nestle for $100m (£64m) over “unfair trade practices.” following on from its…
Rich countries push Corporate takeover of WHO
As part of WHO’s Reform process, Member States of WHO have been for over 4 years discussing a policy for engagement with external actors. To protect the agency’s integrity, independence and credibility, the 2014 World Health Assembly (WHA) called for…
Nestlé hijacking World Breastfeeding Week again….
CLICK HERE for WHO, UNICEF, WABA and ILO materials Just like 2014, Nestlé has once again been hijacking World Breastfeeding Week, and all the while continuing to systematically break the UN marketing requirements. There have been advertisements in daily newspapers, sometimes full…
Deadline for comments on WHO Consultation on baby food promotion
A reminder that Monday AUG 10th is the deadline for comments on WHO’s consultation on “Clarification and guidance on inappropriate promotion of foods for infants and young children” See my consultation page for background documents and comments from Baby Milk Action,…
WHO, ILO, UNICEF and WABA materials for World Breastfeeding Week
ILO’s statement in support of WBW containing the WHO materials and posters: http://www.ilo.org/global/about-the-ilo/who-we-are/ilo-director-general/statements-and-speeches/WCMS_387405/lang–en/index.htm WABA’s social media toolkit: http://worldbreastfeedingweek.org/pdf/wbw2015-socialmedia.pdf UNICEF photo essay on breastfeeding and work: https://medium.com/photography-and-social-change/breastfeeding-and-work-afea268fb6c3 The first in a series of blogs on UNICEF Connect: http://blogs.unicef.org/2015/08/03/breastfeeding-and-work-snapshots-from-companies-around-the-world/ Paper…
Open letter to JACEI Chair regarding Methodist Central Finance Board investment in Nestlé
The Methodist Conference received a report from the Church’s Joint Advisory Committee on the Ethics in Investment (JACEI) on 29 June 2015. This shows that a strategy of investing in Nestlé to exert pressure on its baby milk marketing policies…
Nestle’s dishonest blog on the boycott shows its desperation and the challenges we face
I was contacted recently by a supporter of the Nestlé boycott whose nephew questioned her concerns by referring to a blog post on Nestlé’s website. The staggeringly dishonest nature of Nestlé’s presentation of the facts shows how desperate it is to undermine support…
Over 100 breastfeeders in Times Square
Photos: Over 100 Moms Breastfeed In Times Square For Big Latch On BY JEN CHUNG IN NEWS ON AUG 2, 2015 10:14 AM CLICK HERE