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Nestlé accused of ’risking health of babies for profit’ over added sugar in cereals sold in African countries (www.theguardian.com)
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[–] 3 points 11 months ago

In that case, they pushed baby formula in an attempt to get mothers to stop lactating, thus becoming dependent on their formula. In addition to this not being as nutritious as regular breast milk, it needed to be mixed with water, which often wasn't clean. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1977_Nestl%C3%A9_boycott

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