Simply Put: Nestle sweetness

Nestle adds almost 3 grams of sugar in every serving of baby food Cerelac sold in India

WHO guidelines against adding honey or sugar in food for infants violated only in Asian, African and Latin American countries, finds …

Coca-Cola yet again top global plastic polluter

In 2019, 11,732 pieces of Coke-branded plastic waste was identified from 37 countries. Last year, the beverages brand accounted for 9,216 pieces …

Talking trash: COP27 major sponsor Coca-Cola top plastic polluter for 5 years straight, shows report

Coca-Cola-branded waste accounted for 7.32% of all plastic waste collected globally in 2022, up from 3.6% in 2018

Lead in Maggi shows how dangerous Indian food standards are

There seems to be a problem with India’s Food safety and standards. This comes in the wake of Nestle admitting that the lead in Maggi …

Food safety authority issues draft standards for cereal products

The food regulator, which released the draft standards on Wednesday, has called for comments within 30 days

Focus on climate change: Food majors to US government

Sustainable Food Policy Alliance pushes for carbon pricing system for industries 

Maggi-gate: why India must face up to a bigger problem than instant noodles

Lead in drinking water, paint and spices have exposed children to its harmful effects

Nestle admits its food portfolio unhealthy: Why front of pack labelling is important

The Swiss multinational food and beverage multinational has admitted some of its products will never be healthy no matter how much it …

Coca-Cola, PepsiCo, Nestlé worst plastic polluters in global cleanups, brand audits

Coca-Cola was the top polluter with Coke-branded plastic pollution found in 40 of the 42 countries assessed in a global audit conducted by …

Corporate climate efforts fall short, 24 major companies will be able to reduce only 36% emissions: Report

Only five of 24 companies hit the 90% emission reduction projection by their respective target years

Don’t eat the rainforests: Top brands complicit in Indonesia’s ecosystem destruction, probe alleges

Companies procuring oil from and financing the Royal Golden Eagle, which set up palm oil and pulp plantations in Indonesia, finds investigation

Temporary relief for Nestle India after Bombay High Court sets aside Maggi ban

The judgment was in response to a petition filed by Nestle India, which challenged the ban imposed by the Food Safety and Standards Authority …

Government tightens noose around instant noodles brands

With three more states banning Maggi, Nestle India decides to withdraw its popular instant noodles packets from the Indian market

Big companies, like Nestlé, are funding health research in South Africa — why this is wrong

Financial links between corporations and academic institutions are well known to lead to conflicts of interest  

Why Horlicks ad claim on boiled milk is hard to digest

Claim by GlaxoSmithKline that makes the milk supplement harps only on one aspect of study, which incidentally is funded by another multinational&…

Lancet series launch in India angers health activists

Series of papers calls for engaging private sector in fighting malnutrition

Ex-Unicef head joins Nestle

Nutrition campaign groups worried, say Unicef supports breastfeeding while Nestle undermines it

Marketing of formula milk preventing breastfeeding of infants

3-part Lancet paper finds exploitative market thrives despite WHO recommendations, violating World Health Assembly code 

Content labelling norms flouted in 48 per cent packaged food items

Survey finds nearly three-fourth food items do not display salt and sodium content on packets

Danone, Unilever and Nestle top newly released nutrition index

Report scores 25 companies on basis of their written policies for increasing access to nutritious products; critics call it a whitewash

Food industry challenges validity of panel for junk food sale in schools

Health activists say court petition an attempt to scuttle process of ensuring healthy food in schools

Lalitpur’s baby formula

Programme to promote breastfeeding improves health of children under two