{"id":2503,"date":"2025-11-18T10:00:02","date_gmt":"2025-11-18T10:00:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/?p=2503"},"modified":"2025-11-18T10:00:02","modified_gmt":"2025-11-18T10:00:02","slug":"nestle-accused-of-risking-baby-heath-in-africa-asia-and-latin-america-food-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/?p=2503","title":{"rendered":"Nestle accused of risking baby heath in Africa, Asia and Latin America | Food News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p class=\"article__subhead\"><em>NGO says Swiss food giant is \u2018putting the health of babies at risk for profit\u2019 by adding sugar to babyfood.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"byline byline--single-avatar\">\n<div class=\"avatars-container\">\n<div class=\"responsive-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/2017-06-08T131939Z_1189275883_RC11B0FE7F20_RTRMADP_3_GULF-QATAR-JAZEERA-1714943623.jpg?resize=96%2C96&amp;quality=80 96w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 96px) 96px, 96px\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-dates\">\n<p><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Published On 18 Nov 2025<\/span><span aria-hidden=\"true\">18 Nov 2025<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"rich-share\" data-testid=\"rich-share\">\n<div class=\"rich-share__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"rich-share__button-wrapper\"><button class=\"rich-share__button row\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><\/p>\n<p>Click here to share on social media<\/p>\n<p><svg class=\"icon icon--share2 icon--primary icon--16 \" viewbox=\"0 0 20 16\" version=\"1.1\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><title>share2<\/title><path fill=\"#000\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M11.688 9.048c-.659 0-1.252.282-1.673.733l-4.92-2.45c.016-.115.028-.232.028-.352 0-.117-.011-.23-.027-.343l4.913-2.423a2.285 2.285 0 0 0 1.68.739C12.964 4.952 14 3.899 14 2.6 14 1.302 12.965.25 11.688.25S9.377 1.302 9.377 2.601c0 .117.01.23.027.343L4.49 5.367a2.285 2.285 0 0 0-1.68-.739C1.536 4.628.5 5.681.5 6.979c0 1.299 1.035 2.35 2.312 2.35.659 0 1.252-.281 1.673-.731l4.92 2.45a2.357 2.357 0 0 0-.029.351c0 1.299 1.035 2.351 2.312 2.351S14 12.698 14 11.399s-1.035-2.35-2.312-2.35Z\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\"\/><\/svg><\/button><\/p>\n<p class=\"rich-share__social-text\">Share<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div aria-live=\"polite\" aria-atomic=\"true\">\n<p>Swiss food giant Nestle has been adding sugar to babyfood to help it stoke sales in Africa, Asia and Latin America \u2013 after cutting it from products sold in European markets, according to a report from an NGO.<\/p>\n<p>Released on Tuesday by Swiss-based \u201cglobal justice organisation\u201d Public Eye, the report, entitled How Nestle gets children hooked on sugar in lower-income countries, accuses the company of \u201cputting the health of babies at risk for profit\u201d.<\/p>\n<section class=\"more-on\">\n<h2 class=\"more-on__heading\">Recommended Stories<!-- --> <\/h2>\n<p><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">list of 3 items<\/span><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">end of list<\/span><\/section>\n<p>Discussing the results of an investigation carried out by Public Eye and the International Baby Food Action Network (IBFAN), the report says that added sugar was found in 93 percent of Nestle babyfood products sold in African, Asian and Latin American countries.<\/p>\n<p>The amount of sugar added varied across markets, the study found.<\/p>\n<p>Baby cereal sold under the Cerelac brand in Thailand contained six grams of sugar \u2013 or about 1.5 sugar cubes \u2013 per serving.<\/p>\n<p>In Ethiopia, it had 5.2 grams added, while babies in Pakistan eat Cerelac with 2.7 grams of added sugar.<\/p>\n<p>In Switzerland and other main European markets such as Germany and the United Kingdom, Cerelac is sold without any added sugar.<\/p>\n<p>The World Health Organization advises that foods for children under three should contain \u201cno added sugars or sweetening agents,\u201d warning that exposure to sugar early in life can create a lifelong preference for sugary products that increases the risk of developing obesity and other chronic illnesses.<\/p>\n<p>Nestle controls 20 percent of the global babyfood market, which has annual sales of nearly $70bn, and advertises \u201caggressively\u201d in Africa, Asia and Latin America that its products are essential to children\u2019s healthy development, according to Public Eye.<\/p>\n<p>However, it warns, the investigation \u201ctells a different story\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Public Eye and IBFAN \u201cdemands that Nestl\u00e9 put an end to this unjustifiable and harmful double standard, which contributes to the explosive rise of obesity and leads children to develop a life-long preference for sugary products,\u201d the report reads.<\/p>\n<p>A spokesperson for Nestle, which has rejected previous accusations of \u201cdouble standards\u201d regarding the nutrition of its babyfood products in different regions of the globe, branded the investigation \u201cmisleading,\u201d according to The Guardian newspaper.<\/p>\n<p>Having cereals sweet enough to be palatable to infants is vital in combatting malnutrition, the spokesperson continued, adding that Nestle recipes are well within limits set by national regulations in the countries concerned.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NGO says Swiss food giant is \u2018putting the health of babies at risk for profit\u2019 by adding sugar to babyfood. 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