Wednesday, December 5, 2007

Is boycotting Nestle still necessary??

In the late 1970s there was an international boycot of Nestle products in protest of their marketing of baby formula to mothers who did not need it, causing widespread malnutrition and illnesses in the babies who received it.

In response to the widespread public concern, the WHO developed a code of infant formula marketing that was to be followed throughout the world, which prohibited direct advertising and the use of health professionals by the formula companies to promote their products. Nestle has repeatedly said that it conforms with the code.

Below is proof that it doesn't - not even close. 1st are 5 youtube films that comprise a short documentary by the UNICEF that details formula marketing and the cost to infants in the Philipines. Below that is an extract of an article from the Guardian that discusses the problems in Bangladesh.

2 comments:

kerwyn said...

We're still boycotting milo, so I'm with you Julia!

Veena Pillai said...

Hey jules thanks for this! Its great