The response given in full below has been sent by Nestlé to members of the public who have raised concerns
about its baby food marketing practices during Nestlé - Free Week 26 October — 1 November 2015.
Not just
about baby food marketing, but trade union busting; failure to act on child labour and slavery in its cocoa supply chain; exploitation of farmers, particularly in the dairy and coffee sectors; and environmental degradation, particularly of water resources.
The following response has been sent by Nestlé to members of the public who have raised concerns
about its baby food marketing practices.
Not exact matches
You're having an important conversation with a friend on the phone, when suddenly the line goes dead, usually at a critical place when they're just
about to tell you that the
baby has been born, the stock
market has collapsed or that chap in charge of North Korea has decided to volunteer at a
food bank and revise his haircut.
After doing some
market research (or talking to everyone I knew
about the idea), I found that she wasn't the only one who was intimidated to make homemade
baby food.
-LSB-...] Hit the farmer's
market and make some organic
baby food (speaking of organic
food, here's a poorly constructed website
about that very topic: www.organicearthday.org)-LSB-...]
There are several different ones on the
market, but the one I'd personally recommend is the Phillips Avent
Food & Bottle Warmer (check price on Amazon) which should work with just
about any
baby bottle.
Most of their complaints nowadays seem to consist of screeching
about complementary
foods marketed to
babies from 4 months old instead of 6 months (though the Europeans have long since gone back to recommending complementary feeding at that age) and enforcing the outdated, draconian WHO Code as if it were the Holy Bible.
In 2010 I told you
about a new $ 25 million ad campaign, sponsored by carrot growers, to attract kids to
baby carrots through the use of junk
food - style packaging and
marketing.
According to the consumer
market research firm Mintel, organic
baby food made up
about 10 percent of the $ 1.4 billion U.S.
baby food and snacks
market in 2011.
The squeezable pouches of organic
baby food hit the
market about five years ago and have exploded in popularity since, according to organic
baby food manufacturer Happy Family.
We met at the meeting of the High level Group and members of the EU Platform on Diet Physical Activity and Health on 18th February, and perhaps you remember that I asked you a question
about the serious weaknesses in the new Commission Proposals for the
marketing of
baby foods and formulas.
To prevent infant formula manufacturers from making extreme claims
about the benefits of formula, organizations like UNICEF and WHO worked together to create regulations for the
marketing of breast milk alternatives, and in 1979, the International
Baby Food Network was formed, advocating for safe feeding practices and the ethical
marketing of formula worldwide.
Baby Milk Action joined partners from the International
Baby Food Action Network (IBFAN) to brief journalists in Geneva
about formula company's
marketing strategies and their violations of the International Code of Marketing of Breastmilk Sub
marketing strategies and their violations of the International Code of
Marketing of Breastmilk Sub
Marketing of Breastmilk Substitutes.
But Nestlé has no shame — the following year, when the Guardian newspaper reported that Breakthrough Breast Cancer had refused a # 1 million donation from Nestlé on ethical grounds, Nestlé sent a letter to the newspaper dismissing criticism of its
baby food marketing and claimed it was a force for good in the world, citing the donation made to Ethiopia — of course, it did not mention that that the donation came
about not because of Nestlé altruism, but because of campaign protest.
Three slim A4 booklets give breastfeeding advocates the essentials
about the need to regulate the
marketing of
baby foods (including formula), feeding bottles and teats.
LAURENCE GRUMMER - STRAWN: We are not just talking
about infant formula that is really
marketed for the time that is exclusive
food of a
baby, but really follow - up formulas as well that are milks targeted during the age - range we recommended breastfeeding, are also competing with breastfeeding.
The
baby food market is known for buzzing
about being organic promoting healthy growth.
With so many various
baby products on the
market, recipes for making
baby food from scratch, and constant fluctuation
about nutritional needs and values for
baby, it can be a bit confusing.
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 mi
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 mi
baby milks.
Dr. Keith T. Ayoob, a pediatric nutritionist and registered dietitian at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine, answered our questions
about the safety of
baby food currently on the
market today.
The Philippines has a strong national Code that restricts formula
marketing yet the government does nothing
about the
baby food companies» flagrant violations.
New study at Pediatric Academic Societies 2016 Meeting raises questions
about choking hazards in
foods marketed as first finger
foods for
babies.
Oh and if you're in the
market for
baby gear, I also saw that the Beaba
baby food maker is on sale for under $ 100 and I've heard good things
about this travel crib.
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