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Swiss food firm’s infant formula and cereal sold in global south ignore WHO anti-obesity guidelines for Europe, says Public Eye

Nestlé, the world’s largest consumer goods company, adds sugar and honey to infant milk and cereal products sold in many poorer countries, contrary to international guidelines aimed at preventing obesity and chronic diseases, a report has found.

Campaigners from Public Eye, a Swiss investigative organisation, sent samples of the Swiss multinational’s baby-food products sold in Asia, Africa and Latin America to a Belgian laboratory for testing.

The results, and examination of product packaging, revealed added sugar in the form of sucrose or honey in samples of Nido, a follow-up milk formula brand intended for use for infants aged one and above, and Cerelac, a cereal aimed at children aged between six months and two years.

In Nestlé’s main European markets, including the UK, there is no added sugar in formulas for young children. While some cereals aimed at older toddlers contain added sugar, there is none in products targeted at babies between six months and one year.

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[-] Jessica@discuss.tchncs.de 6 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

~~You're feeding your cat the equivalent of potato chips. No shit it's all they want to eat lol~~

Edit: I can't read. See below

[-] Soggy@lemmy.world 2 points 7 months ago

At least they're hydrating potato chips. Kidney failure is a big problem for cats, sticking to an all-wet diet is already better than average.

[-] Jessica@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

Oh. I genuinely misread OP's post as Friskies, not Fancy Feast. I agree any wet food is miles better than dry food. Apologies @Dohnuthut@lemmy.world

I will take this opportunity to plug https://catfooddb.com to find quality wet foods because not all are created equally. Many have more fat than protein, which is not normal in the diet of a cat in the wild.

My personal recommendation is Tiki Cat

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