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New Delhi:International food giant Nestl adds sugar to powdered baby food in low- and middle-income countries including India, but not in rich countries, a mega investigation by Swiss investigative agency Public Eye and the International Baby Food Action Network (IBFAN) hasrevealed...
Cerelac and Nido are some of Nestls best-selling baby-food brands in low- and middle-income countries..
Over the past 5 years, Nestl India has reduced added sugars by up to 30 percent, depending on the variant, in our infant cereals portfolio (milk cereal based complementary food)..
While in Switzerland, where the company is headquartered, the main infant cereals and formula brands sold by the multinational come without added sugar, most Cerelac and Nido products marketed in lower-income countries do contain added sugar, often at high levels...
For example, in Switzerland, Nestl promotes its biscuit-flavored cereals for babies aged from six months with the claim no added sugar, while in Senegal and South Africa, Cerelac cereals with the same flavour contain 6 grams of added sugar per serving...
