http://www.babymilk.nestle.comNestlé Baby Milk - News & Articlesen-usIn response to a 17 years old complaint, Nestlé India has recently been charged by a court in New Delhi for allegedly violating infant formula labelling laws. We maintain that we have complied with the regulations in this area.http://www.babymilk.nestle.com/news/Pages/Nestlé'sresponsetothecourtcaseonlabellinginIndia.aspx24/04/2012 00:00:00Following concerns raised by a group of NGOs about our marketing of breast-milk substitutes in Laos, we commissioned an independent audit of our practices in the country.http://www.babymilk.nestle.com/news/Pages/NestlépublishesresultsofexternalauditinLaos.aspx29/11/2011 00:00:00Baby Milk Action has recently published on its website allegations about non-compliance with the WHO Code in Armenia. We take all concerns about our marketing of breast-milk substitutes seriously and have investigated all these allegations.http://www.babymilk.nestle.com/news/Pages/NestlérespondstoBabyMilkAction’sallegationsofnon-compliancewiththeWHOCodeinArmenia.aspx29/11/2011 00:00:00Nestlé has maintained its place in the FTSE4Good index following its entry in March this year. http://www.babymilk.nestle.com/news/Pages/NestlésecuresplaceinFTSE4Goodindex.aspx25/11/2011 00:00:00Recently a group of NGOs sent us a letter raising concerns about our infant nutrition marketing practices in Laos. We are currently investigating each concern. http://www.babymilk.nestle.com/news/Pages/NestleinvestigatesallegationsbyNGOsinLaos.aspx07/07/2011 00:00:00The WHO Codehttp://www.babymilk.nestle.com/who-code-compliance/history/Pages/the-who-code.aspx21/06/2010 00:00:00Trade Associationshttp://www.babymilk.nestle.com/who-code-compliance/nestle-policy/Pages/trade-associations.aspx21/06/2010 00:00:00Position Statementhttp://www.babymilk.nestle.com/who-code-compliance/nestle-policy/Pages/position-statement.aspx21/06/2010 00:00:00Public Controversyhttp://www.babymilk.nestle.com/who-code-compliance/history/Pages/TheWHOCode.aspx12/06/2010 00:00:00Contexthttp://www.babymilk.nestle.com/who-code-compliance/history/Pages/public-controversy.aspx12/06/2010 00:00:00In developing countries, most children who are not exclusively breastfed do not receive infant formula, but rather dangerous substitutes, including whole cow’s milk, non-milk liquids, plain water and solid foods. http://www.babymilk.nestle.com/breastfeeding-is-best/breastfeeding-in-developing-countries/Pages/default.aspx14/12/2009 00:00:00Nestlé participates at different global public health nutrition conferences and workshops. http://www.babymilk.nestle.com/our-contribution-to-science/conferences-and-workshops/Pages/default.aspx14/12/2009 00:00:00From 6 months of age, breast-milk alone is no longer sufficient to cover a baby’s nutritional requirements. http://www.babymilk.nestle.com/complementary-feeding/importance-of-appropriate-complementary-feeding/Pages/default.aspx14/12/2009 00:00:00Breast-milk is the best and most natural food for babies. It provides numerous health benefits to babies and mothers. http://www.babymilk.nestle.com/breastfeeding-is-best/benefits-of-breast-milk/Pages/default.aspx14/12/2009 00:00:00In 1981, the 34th World Health Assembly adopted the International Code of Marketing of Breast-milk Substitutes as a recommendation to all its Member States. http://www.babymilk.nestle.com/who-code-compliance/who-code/Pages/default.aspx14/12/2009 00:00:00Allegations and Nestlé responses http://www.babymilk.nestle.com/who-code-compliance/allegation-and-nestle-responses/Pages/default.aspx14/12/2009 00:00:00Nestlé commissions external audits on code compliance on a regular basis. Bureau Veritas, a leading global auditing company, has carried out several audits in Africa and Asia and Latin America. Assurance statements of these audits are available below.http://www.babymilk.nestle.com/who-code-compliance/audits/Pages/default.aspx14/12/2009 00:00:00Micronutrient malnutrition has many adverse effects on human health and can cause serious impairment to physical and mental development in young children. http://www.babymilk.nestle.com/our-contribution-to-child-health/micronutrient-fortification-of-milk/Pages/default.aspx14/12/2009 00:00:00With over 300 scientists, Nestlé Research Centre (NRC) is the largest private food and nutrition institute in the world.http://www.babymilk.nestle.com/our-contribution-to-science/nestle-research-centre/Pages/default.aspx14/12/2009 00:00:00Nestlé is committed to supporting the best start in life for babies. This means protecting and promoting breastfeeding and ensuring that when alternatives are needed, these are of the highest quality.http://www.babymilk.nestle.com/who-code-compliance/nestle-policy/Pages/default.aspx14/12/2009 00:00:00For more than 60 years, Nestlé has contributed to the continuing nutrition education of health professionals. The formation of the Nestlé Nutrition Institute formalizes this long-standing commitment at a global level.http://www.babymilk.nestle.com/our-contribution-to-science/nestle-nutrition-institute/Pages/default.aspx14/12/2009 00:00:00In 2008, Nestlé Nutrition conducted a Feeding Infants and Toddlers Study (FITS), with children up to 4 years of age. http://www.babymilk.nestle.com/complementary-feeding/feeding-infants-and-toddlers-study/Pages/default.aspx14/12/2009 00:00:00In many parts of the world, maternal and infant mortality are still major problems. Because Nestlé has a presence in almost every country of the world, we are able to help address this problemhttp://www.babymilk.nestle.com/our-contribution-to-child-health/supporting-the-un-mdgs/Pages/default.aspx14/12/2009 00:00:00Mothers may choose not to breastfeed for social, cultural, health or socio-economic reasons. Situations such as illness, inflexible work schedules, or necessary medications may cause a mother to decide not to breastfeed her baby. http://www.babymilk.nestle.com/breastfeeding-is-best/role-of-infant-formula/Pages/default.aspx14/12/2009 00:00:00Nestlé believes that breast-milk is the best and most natural food for babies. It provides components that nourish, protect and develop infants. http://www.babymilk.nestle.com/our-contribution-to-science/nestle-commitment-to-innovation/Pages/default.aspx14/12/2009 00:00:00Babies that receive the right nutrition in the first year of life are much more likely to benefit from good health throughout childhood and adulthoodhttp://www.babymilk.nestle.com/breastfeeding-is-best/nestle-commitment/Pages/default.aspx14/12/2009 00:00:00Nestlé has developed a unique global management system to ensure compliance with the WHO Code across all Nestlé’s operations. http://www.babymilk.nestle.com/who-code-compliance/nestle-code-management-system/Pages/default.aspx14/12/2009 00:00:00We believe that education is the single most powerful tool for ensuring that children understand the value of nutrition and physical activity to their health through the course of their lives.http://www.babymilk.nestle.com/our-contribution-to-child-health/nestle-healthy-kids-global-programme/Pages/default.aspx14/12/2009 00:00:00The Nestlé Foundation for the Study of Problems of Nutrition in the World was founded on the occasion of the centenary of the Nestlé Company in 1966. http://www.babymilk.nestle.com/our-contribution-to-science/nestle-foundation/Pages/default.aspx14/12/2009 00:00:00For more than 140 years, nutrition has been at the heart of Nestlé’s philosophy and research.. Nestlé does its utmost to guarantee infants and young children a high-quality diet that meets their nutritional needs as closely as possible. http://www.babymilk.nestle.com/breastfeeding-is-best/quality-and-safety/Pages/default.aspx14/12/2009 00:00:00Nestlé investigated all allegations made by the International Baby Food Action Network (IBFAN) in their "Breaking the Rules, Stretching the Rules" report. The report of our investigations is now available.http://www.babymilk.nestle.com/news/Pages/nestle-investigation-of-reported-non-compliance-with-the-internationalcCode-of-marketing-of-breast-milk-substitute.aspx10/11/2009 00:00:00Nestlé's responds to Baby Milk Action's "Campaign for Ethical Marketing".http://www.babymilk.nestle.com/news/Pages/campaign-for-ethical-marketing.aspx23/09/2009 00:00:00In 2008, Bureau Veritas investigated Nestlé's compliance with the WHO Code in Malaysiahttp://www.babymilk.nestle.com/news/Pages/compliance-who-code.aspx11/03/2009 00:00:00Bureau Veritas was commissioned by Nestlé S.A. to provide an independent assurance of Nestlé Lanka Ltd’s compliance with the World Health Organisation.http://www.babymilk.nestle.com/news/Pages/nestle-commissioned-bureau-veritas.aspx24/02/2008 00:00:00Nestlé Philippines supports the Department of Health plans to revise the national Milk Code.http://www.babymilk.nestle.com/news/Pages/allegations-related-to-nestle-interfering.aspx24/07/2007 00:00:00Nestlé was among the first companies to sign the new code on marketing of breast-milk substitutes.http://www.babymilk.nestle.com/news/Pages/supporting-mexican-government.aspx12/07/2007 00:00:00In 2006 the Department of Health released a set of rules and regulations designed to ensure a stricter implementation of the Executive Order (51) which regulates such marketinghttp://www.babymilk.nestle.com/news/Pages/nestle-philipines-stand-apart-industry.aspx09/07/2007 00:00:00Nestlé was recognised by the Health Minister as the only multinational company that abided by the country's code. The only three other companies which also complied with the Code (out of 12) were local players. http://www.babymilk.nestle.com/news/Pages/malaysia-2006.aspx11/12/2006 00:00:00GES Investment Services, Northern Europe’s leading analysis firm for socially responsible investments, states that “Nestlé has the most elaborated policies and mechanisms to address the Code, distinctly ahead of its peers”.http://www.babymilk.nestle.com/news/Pages/report-infant-food-industry.aspx15/11/2005 00:00:00Nestlé commissioned Bureau Veritas, a major global auditing company, to review its infant food marketing in South Africa, Nigeria and Mozambique.http://www.babymilk.nestle.com/news/Pages/bureau-veritas-opinion.aspx15/04/2005 00:00:00Nestlé will respond to all allegations made IBFAN's "Breaking the Rules, Stretching the Rules" report.http://www.babymilk.nestle.com/news/Pages/nestle-examines-report-on-alleged-who-code-violations.aspx10/06/2004 00:00:00German TV programme "Panorama" accues the infant food companies, including Nestlé, to violate the WHO Code. We have investigated all allegations.http://www.babymilk.nestle.com/news/Pages/is-nestle-violating-the-code-in-the-far-east.aspx12/03/2004 00:00:00At the request of the Brazilian government, Nestlé Brazil has become the "Number One" partner of President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva's "Zero Hunger Program".http://www.babymilk.nestle.com/news/Pages/nestle-support-brazil-zero-hunger.aspx24/02/2004 00:00:00By providing distributors and retailers with leaflets demonstrating what is allowed or not allowed under the WHO Code, Nestlé actively supports WHO Code implementation.http://www.babymilk.nestle.com/news/Pages/materials-for-the-education-of-the-trade.aspx21/11/2003 00:00:00Nestlé reaction to the report "Monitoring compliance with the International Code of Marketing of Breast-milk Substitutes in West Africa: multisite sectional survey in Togo and Burkina Faso", British Medical Journal (volume 326, pp. 127-130).http://www.babymilk.nestle.com/news/Pages/nestle-asks-to-examine-monitoring-evidence.aspx21/01/2003 00:00:00Labelling of infant foods and infant formulae in Indiahttp://www.babymilk.nestle.com/news/Pages/labelling-in-india.aspx22/12/2002 00:00:00A Statement by Nestlé CEO Peter Brabeckhttp://www.babymilk.nestle.com/news/Pages/nestle-and-ethiopia.aspx22/12/2002 00:00:00The Anti-Global Compact Campaignhttp://www.babymilk.nestle.com/news/Pages/the-un-global-compact-and-ibfan.aspx28/11/2002 00:00:00Compliance with the WHO Code in Cameroonhttp://www.babymilk.nestle.com/news/Pages/compliance-with-the-who-code-in-cameroon.aspx22/11/2002 00:00:00Thailand - Scientific evaluation of infant formula by hospitalshttp://www.babymilk.nestle.com/news/Pages/evaluation-of-infant-formula-by-hospitals-in-thailand.aspx13/11/2002 00:00:00South Africa: Information in 4 languageshttp://www.babymilk.nestle.com/news/Pages/labelling-of-infant-formula.aspx15/10/2002 00:00:00In its latest website release, the Non Governmental Organisation Baby Milk Action (BMA) has again provided misleading information about Nestlé infant food marketing.http://www.babymilk.nestle.com/news/Pages/bma-confuses-whole-milk-with-infant-formula.aspx10/07/2002 00:00:00On April 24, 2002, the Belgian Health Ministry has, as a precautionary measure, requested Nestlé Belgilux S.A. to initiate the recall of two batches of BEBA 1 infant formula *.http://www.babymilk.nestle.com/news/Pages/infant-formula-safety-belgian-investigation.aspx06/06/2002 00:00:00"Responsible consumers should examine the evidence carefully rather than leaping to conclusions according to anti-corporate instinct", states The Guardian journalist.http://www.babymilk.nestle.com/news/Pages/guardian-advocates-boycott.aspx02/04/2002 00:00:00Contrary to what campaign group Baby Milk Action has stated, Vietnamese monitoring body finds Nestlé to be in full compliance with the national Code.http://www.babymilk.nestle.com/news/Pages/vietnam-nestle-complies-code.aspx27/03/2002 00:00:00Referring to a donation by the representative office of Nestlé Thailand of a small quantity of follow up formula to Myanmar Maternal and Child Welfare Association in Yangon, Baby Milk Action has on its web-site accused Nestlé...http://www.babymilk.nestle.com/news/Pages/nestles-activities-in-Myanmar-burma.aspx22/03/2002 00:00:00On its web-posting of 24th October 2001, Baby Milk Action has echoed IBFAN Africa's accusation that Nestlé claimed it was a "partner " of IBFAN during a meeting with UNICEF representatives in South Africa.http://www.babymilk.nestle.com/news/Pages/nestle-south-africa-meetings-with-unicef-and-ibfan.aspx26/02/2002 00:00:00The objective of the new Institute is to facilitate and foster the development, application and communication of nutrition research.http://www.babymilk.nestle.com/news/Pages/nestle-nutrition-institute-africa.aspx12/11/2001 00:00:00Nestlé South Africa has been asked by the South African health authorities to supply infant formula on government tender for their new programme aiming at preventing the transmission of HIV/AIDS from mother to child.http://www.babymilk.nestle.com/news/Pages/south-africa-preventing-mother-to-child-transmission.aspx02/11/2001 00:00:00Earlier this year, the UK campaign group Baby Milk Action alleged on its website that Nestlé was promoting breastmilk substitutes in health facilities in Cameroon...http://www.babymilk.nestle.com/news/Pages/cameroon-our-cooperation-with-the-healthcare-sector.aspx19/07/2001 00:00:00The World Health Assembly has adopted a new resolution recommending that exclusive breastfeeding is practiced for six months.http://www.babymilk.nestle.com/news/Pages/new-who-infant-feeding-recommendations.aspx03/07/2001 00:00:00Nestlé Examines Report on Alleged WHO Code Violationshttp://www.babymilk.nestle.com/news/Pages/report-on-alleged-who-code-violations.aspx20/06/2001 00:00:00Nestlé CEO announced at the Nestlé Annual Shareholders' Meeting that Nestlé will follow WHO's new resolution recommending exclusive breastfeeding to 6 months.http://www.babymilk.nestle.com/news/Pages/nestle-supports-who-recommendations.aspx02/05/2001 00:00:00Singapore monitoring body confirms that Nestlé does not violate national legislation with the Nestlé Baby World initiativehttp://www.babymilk.nestle.com/news/Pages/singapore-nestle-does-not-violate-local-code.aspx16/03/2001 00:00:00Nestlé Cameroon - working with the healthcare sector to improve infant healthhttp://www.babymilk.nestle.com/news/Pages/nestle-cameroon-working-with-the-healthcare-sector.aspx09/03/2001 00:00:00The results of an independent external audits of Nestlé's infant formula marketing practices in Pakistan were presented by UK-based Emerging Market Economics.http://www.babymilk.nestle.com/news/Pages/european-parliament-committee-on-development.aspx29/11/2000 00:00:00The UK campaign group Baby Milk Action has recently alleged on its website that a pharmacological guide given by Nestlé to paediatricians in Brazil violates the WHO Code...http://www.babymilk.nestle.com/news/Pages/brazil-pharmacological-guide-to-paediatricians.aspx05/11/2000 00:00:00The UK-based campaign group Baby Milk Action has recently publicised a number of stories on its website about past marketing practices of Nestlé Pakistan regarding infant formula.http://www.babymilk.nestle.com/news/Pages/pakistan.aspx24/04/2000 00:00:00Audit team led by Emerging Market Economics investigages Nestlé's infant food marketing practices in Pakistan.http://www.babymilk.nestle.com/news/Pages/independent-audit-of-nestle-in-pakistan.aspx05/04/2000 00:00:00The UK campaign group, Baby Milk Action, has recently reported that Nestlé has been fined by the authorities in Costa Rica for breaking laws relating to the labelling of breast-milk substitutes. http://www.babymilk.nestle.com/news/Pages/costarica–labelling-of-infant-formula-products.aspx05/01/2000 00:00:00