Nestlé adds sugar to its Nido and Cerelac baby food formulations in low- and middle-income countries, including South Africa, but not in wealthy countries like Switzerland. The company hopes to eliminate added sugar from its formulations by the end of the year. (William Brederode/News24).
Nestlé says it will stop adding sugar to its baby food products by the end of the year after a Public Eye investigation revealed it applied double standards to the sugar content of its formulations in various regions. Announced.
Public Eye, in collaboration with the International Baby Food Action Network (IBFAN), analyzed more than 150 Nestlé formula products and found that one of the best-selling infant formula products contains an average of 4 grams of sugar per serving. It was revealed that he had added it. Although it was sold in poorer areas, sugar was not added to products sold in wealthy markets such as Switzerland.
Another popular brand, Nido, was found to have an average of 2 grams of added sugar per serving.
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