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Nestlé Baby Product Boycott

  • In 1977, the Infant Formula Action Coalition initiated a boycott against Nestle formula products.
  • Nestle claims on their official website that this boycott ended in 1984.
  • However, the worldwide boycotting of Nestle's baby formula has continued till this day, and will not officially end until Nestle accepts the 4-Point Plan initiated by organization Baby Milk Action who aim to promote the use of breastfeeding.

Work Cited

The Truth of Nestlé Baby Formula

Kean, Yeong J., and Jane Gray. "Breaking the Rules 2014" Baby

Milk Action. IBFAN, Apr. 2014. Web. 15 Nov. 2014.

"Ask Nestlé." Nestlé Global. N.p., 2014. Web. 15 Nov. 2014.

Biron, Carey L. "Nestle's Water-Bottling Activities Amid California Drought Underscore A Lack Of Policy Options." MintPress News. N.p., 2 Sept. 2014. Web. 15 Nov. 2014.

Hawksley, Humphrey. "Nestle 'failing' on Child Labour." BBC News. N.p., 29 June 2012. Web. 18 Nov. 2014.

"Child Labor and Slavery in the Chocolate Industry." Food Empowerment Project. N.p., 2014. Web. 17 Nov. 2014.

  • Despite the incredible "support" of breastfeeding, Nestlé continues to excessively market their products and claim their product as a "natural start" to an infants life.
  • Babies on formula are more likely to get sick, as breast milk provides natural antibodies that help in resisting illnesses; this directly contrasts Nestle's claims regarding the proven health and nutrition formula provides.
  • In poorer countries, babies are more likely to die because of the lack of clean water sources in order to safely prepare the formula.
  • Also, babies that have been initially raised on formula samples bear the risk of malnutrition and potential fatalities after switching to breast milk.

Nestlé Water Issues

Nestlé Chocolate Claims

  • Nestlés chocolate, the product they are most known for, is sourced from Côte d’Ivoire (Ivory Coast) where child slavery is very prominent.
  • The claims on the official Nestlé website state that it is "impossible" to completely eliminate the usage of child labor in the Ivory Coast, but how they are still "determined to tackle the problem" and yet they give minimal information on their attempts to reform these practices.
  • Nestlé also states that they have a "zero tolerance" for child slavery and trafficking , a clear contradiction to their former statement, making it unclear to what their true motive is.
  • Nestlé continues to market its plastic water bottles as being "eco-friendly," when in truth their is not green solution to bottled water
  • California experienced it's third consecutive year of drought and is categorized in the most severe drought rating according to federal scale.
  • Amidst this drought, Nestlé continues it's bottling operations on their plant conveniently located on a Native American Reservation, where they are not subject to state or federal water-saving regulations.
  • Nestle has continued to bottle California's depleting water, sell it, and profit from it while the rest of the state suffers from severe drought. The water usage on their plant has prevented water flow downhill to surrounding aquifers of nearby towns who continue to struggle for water. Nestlé has refused to acknowledge concern regarding the water deficit, claiming water to be a private good of which they own the rights.

Nestlé Baby Formula Marketing

  • Nestlé's baby formula is marketed aggressively, especially in hospitals. Such as diaper bags with the Wyeth (a company owned by Nestlé) label or Post-it Notes with the Nestlé label in France.
  • Wyeth has a product named Illuma, this product is marketed as a "human affinity formula" and claims that it's nearly as good as breast milk
  • In the US, Gerber, owned by Nestlé, is promoted at conferences organized by the Academy of American Pediatrics
  • Pediatricians give out free samples of Nestlés formula to new mothers
  • Nestlé claims that some of their products will reduce crying and colic

Nestlé Chocolate Truth

  • Cocoa farmers earn less than $2 per day (below the poverty line) leading to the usage of child labor practices in order to keep prices competitive
  • In 2001, Nestlé signed an agreement aimed at ending the use of child labor on cocoa farms. However, in 2012, the Fair Labor Association (FLA) found "multiple serious violations" to do with child labor, safety and working hours.
  • The supply chain has many stages and while perhaps some parts of the chain may agree to Nestlés "code", many absolutely do not but Nestlé doesn't mention this to their consumers
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