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This is our press release archive. For more recent press releases see:
http://info.babymilkaction.org/news/pressreleases |
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| 9 February 2010 |
Baby Milk Action welcomes Product Placement ban on junk foods and baby milks |
| 23 December 2009 |
European opinion on baby foods influenced by industry funding |
| 23 November 2009 |
UNHCR uses 'due diligence' and abandons US$ 5 million deal with Nestlé |
| 27 August 2009 |
Remembering Senator Edward Kennedy's role in protecting infant health from Nestlé and others |
| 22 July 2009 |
Parents misled by 'Best Formula' claim -
ASA rules against Aptamil advertisement |
| 17 June 2009 |
International campaign calls for Nestlé to be expelled from UN initiative |
| 29 May 2009 |
DANONE no longer on the Board of GAIN -
and promotes its infant formulas through Dutch school exams |
| 23 May 2009 |
Voices of 45000 People Reach World Health Assembly with a Call to Save Newborn Lives. |
| 22 May 2009 |
Nestle malpractice raised at shareholder meeting and annual demonstration -
World Health Assembly called to act on baby food pushing |
| 21 May 2009 |
European countries' failure to regulate baby milk marketing results in downgrading in global ranking presented at World Health Assembly |
| 9 February 2009 |
ONE MILLION CAMPAIGN - global campaign in support of a woman's right to breastfeed launched |
| 30 January 2009 |
The Other Davos meeting – NGOs expose Nestlé baby food pushing, trade union busting and spying.
Baby Milk Action asks George Clooney to reconsider his defence of Nestlé. |
| 22 October 2008 |
Advertising Standards Authority ruling shows contempt for UN Committee on the Rights of the Child by clearing Cow & Gate 'laughing babies' formula milk advertisement |
| 6 October 2008 |
Nestle-Free Week 2008 starts well despite Nestle hi-jack attempt |
| 29 September 2008 |
Nestlé tries to hi-jack boycott site just days before International Nestlé-Free Week: 4 - 10 October |
| 20 September 2008 |
IBFAN-ICDC Press release (pdf) : The Sanlu fiasco: risks of formula feeding. Also see the Campaign Coordinator's blog. |
| 2 June 2008 |
Baby milk companies attack UK government recommendation to warn parents of formula risks |
| 17 May 2008 |
Member of Scottish Parliament launches 'No to Nestlé' campaign and campaigners demonstrate over aggressive baby milk marketing |
| 4 March 2008 |
Campaigners criticise Nestlé shared value report as PR whitewash to divert attention from malpractice |
| 29 February 2008 |
London High Court case over - now it's time to act over illegal infant formula labelling says Baby Milk Action |
| 27 February 2008 |
Legal battle over UK formula marketing regulations |
| 19 December 2007 |
ASA ruling on SMA formula advertisement reveals how UK regulations are failing mothers and babies |
| 12 December 2007 |
Nestlé Children's Book Prize winner refuses Nestlé money - Sean Taylor rejects cheque |
| 29 November 2007 |
Report shames lax UK formula marketing regulations as Italy prepares to take action to protect breastfeeding and babies fed on formulas |
| IBFAN press release 27 November |
Breaking the Rules, Stretching the Rules 2007 - Lack of regulations drives baby food industry to new depths of aggressive marketing, monitoring results show |
| 20 November 2007 |
Baby formula 'carelines' endangering health with poor advice, spot monitoring finds |
| 31 October 2007 |
Breastfeeding reduces cancer risk says comprehensive scientific review -
Will the UK Government act now to control formula marketing? |
| 10 October 2007 |
Significant protection for infant health in the Philippines achieved as Court rejects 'restraint of trade' argument - but more needed |
| 31 August 2007 |
George Clooney questioned over role in advertising 'widely boycotted' Nestlé |
| 10 August 2007 |
New UK formula labels lack correct information - calls for better warnings and instructions |
| 20 July 2007 |
Parliamentary campaign launched to enforce infant formula marketing regulations |
| 17 July 2007 |
Update on the Janipher Maseko Case and the change in Government rules on Asylum Seekers |
| 6 July 2007 |
Poll shows Nestlé is “widely boycotted” says company executive |
| 3 July 2007 |
Government admits proposed new baby milk law will make no difference to breastfeeding rates |
| 2 July 2007 |
Groups around the world declare 2-8 July International Nestlé-Free Week: Campaign aims to raise awareness of company's aggressive marketing of baby foods |
| 27 June 2007 |
Will Gordon Brown protect infants and mothers? |
| 27 June 2007 |
INFACT Canada urges Canadians to boycott Nestlé products during the July 2-8 International Nestlé-Free Week. A media conference will be held at 11 am on July 3 at the Church of the Holy Trinity, downtown Toronto. (PDF). |
| 19 May 2007 |
Exposés of Nestlé baby food pushing to be recreated on company's doorstep |
| 11 May 2007 |
Nestlé and Netmums: Baby Milk Action's statement |
| 12 March 2007 |
Campaigners claim victory as crackdown on ‘closer to breastmilk’ infant formula promotions is announced in the UK |
| 22 February 2007 |
Hard sell formula – new UK report exposes baby milk company strategies for undermining breastfeeding |
| 14 December 2006 |
Philippines government lawyer assassinated -
Baby Milk Action statement |
| 13 December 2006 |
Demonstration at Nestlé book prize award ceremony over Nestlé targeting children |
| 8 December 2006 |
Baby Milk Action delivers messages of support for Philippines stand against aggressive baby food marketing |
| 6 December 2006 |
Philippines infant health advocates march to the Supreme Court with bottle baby victim |
| 9 November 2006 |
International campaign aims to save Philippines baby milk marketing law - and infant lives |
| 3 November 2006 |
IBFAN press release: EU and US block Thailand’s proposal to reduce sugar in baby foods. |
| 28 September 2006 |
Nestlé on PR offensive to counter USA legal charges over child slavery |
| 20 September 2006 |
Interview: Trade unionists in the Philippines call for solidarity to bring Nestlé to the negotiating table while in the UK Nestlé heads to the Labour Party Conference - STOP PRESS: GMB calls for international solidarity as Nestlé lays off 600+ in York. |
| 13 September 2006 |
Trade unionists protest in the Philippines and Japan as Nestlé wines and dines at the TUC |
| 20 July 2006 |
New EU Trade Rules Threaten the health of UK Babies |
| 14 June 2006 |
Nestlé pulls the plug on the Perrier Award |
| 6 June 2006 |
Briefing on Nestlé for participants in the Methodist Conference 2006 |
| 23 May 2006 |
UK Government called on to stand up to the EU Commission and protect infants from baby food company marketing |
| 20 May 2006 |
Demonstrations at Nestlé and Body Shop 11:00-12:00 |
| 19 May 2006 |
Brussels hands babies to the baby milk pushers – exploiting parents fears |
| 12 May 2006 |
The
EU/US Conference, Good practices: Action on Diet, Physical
Activity and Health. Brussels |
| 10 May 2006 |
I object to
Nestlé's behaviour, Dame Anita Roddick claims
in advance of demonstrations at Body Shop |
| 27
April 2006 |
Baby milk Action welcomes the launch of the WHO Child
Growth Standards for infants and children up to the age
of five |
| 19 April 2006 |
Libby's Juices to be removed from Nestle boycott list – Linda McCartney products to be added? |
| 21 March 2006 |
Body Shop will lose support of 99% of Nestle boycott supporters initial survey results reveal |
| 17 March 2006 |
Body Shop to be added to Nestlé boycott list is L'Oreal takeover goes ahead |
| 2 March 2006 |
Nestlé's claims on water bottling operation in Brazil demonstrably untrue, says Baby Milk Action |
| 16 February 2006 |
A tape recording reveals how senior Nestlé executive misled students in failed attempt to overturn boycott |
| 3 February
2006 |
Nestlé Scientist's
False Claims Exposed by Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
(CBC) |
| 4 January 2006 |
Hipp endangers infants with misleading information on formula preparation |
| 15 December 2005 |
BBC exposé of bottled water contamination |
| 7 December 2005 |
Fairtrade mark and infant health could be damaged by Nestlé application warn campaigners |
| 24 November 2005 |
Methodist committee commends Baby Milk Action campaign, but makes ill-judged decision on Nestlé |
| 22 November 2005 |
Contaminated Nestlé formula seized following Italian Judge's order |
| 23 September 2005 |
Fairtrade mark could be damaged by Nestlé application warn campaigners |
| 19 September 2005 |
New study shows company promotion of baby milk is misleading mothers |
| 19 August 2005 |
Tap Water Awards – Edinburgh
Festival 2005
Demonstration against Nestlé |
| 22 July 2005 |
BBC reports damaging environmental impact of Nestlé's bottled water business |
| 14 July 2005 |
Milupa and The Independent give a master class in escaping through the loopholes in the UK baby milk marketing law. |
| 25 May 2005 |
IBFAN press release: Outcome of the 58th World Health Assembly, 16-25 May 2005 Geneva - Babies need no longer wait. |
| 13 May 2005 |
Aggressive baby milk advertising during breastfeeding week exposes failure of UK law to protect mothers |
| 22 March 2005 |
Nestlé heads
for public relations disaster as Chief Executive prepares
to launch audits on baby food marketing in Africa |
| 15 March 2005 |
EU Platform
for Action launched today acknowledges that breastfeeding
lowers the risk of obesity |
| 7
March 2005 |
EU
Commission fails mothers and babies.
Frustrated health worker bodies call for action at the European
Union this week to stop baby milk advertising. |
| 13
January 2005 |
Responses to the tsunami
disaster: it is against the UK law to send baby milk with
labels in the wrong language - with good reason. |
| 23
October 2004 |
Nestlé
to be exposed by gathering of human rights campaigners
in Edinburgh |
| 16
October 2004 |
Nestlé
to be exposed by international gathering of human rights
campaigners |
| 10
September 2004 |
International
conference says no to baby food industry sponsorship |
| 30
August 2004 |
Nestlé
Perrier Awards in Edinburgh provoke protest by human rights
campaigners |
| 28
july 2004 |
Nestlé
reported to UK Advertising Standards Authority over marketing
of 'hypoallergenic' infant formula |
| 15
May 2004 |
Campaigners
gather to demonstrate in Croydon and invite Nestlé
Chief Executive to view evidence of Nestlé baby food
marketing malpractice |
| 10
May 2004 |
It’s National
Breastfeeding Awareness Week, but companies can still
get away with saying ‘nothing could be simpler or
safer’ than bottle-feeding |
| 22
April 2004 |
Nestlé
ignores bacterial contamination of baby milk at AGM as
Chief Executive promotes chocolate as a healthy breakfast |
| 10
March 2004 |
Weighing
paperwork - FTSE4Good shifts the goal posts for the baby
food companies |
| 20
October 2003 |
Nestlé
runs from debate with Mark Thomas - and loses yet again
to Baby Milk Action |
| 16
October 2003 |
Wrong message
given over baby food jar scare |
| 15
September 2003 |
Appearance
of Minister for Children, Margaret Hodge MP, at Wyeth/IPPR
conference causes storm |
| 10
September 2003 |
Nestlé faces a grilling at TUC fringe meeting |
| 31
July 2003 |
Wyeth/SMA convicted
of illegal infant formula advertising
“A
cynical and deliberate breach of the Regulations”
says Judge |
| 17
May 2003 |
Big Noise demo
gets international media coverage as Nestlé accepts
'least ethical company' title and caves in on complementary
food marketing |
| 12
May 2003 |
UK
Policy supports exclusive breastfeeding for 6 months |
| 11
May 2003 |
THE
BIG NOISE TO WAKE UP NESTLE ON 10TH MAY!! - Information
for the press (including hi-res photos from the demonstrations). |
| BPNI
Press Release 8 May 2003 |
Victory
in India as Government tightens loopholes in baby food law
- will Nestlé now finally stop the type of violations
exposed in our Nice
Design briefing paper? |
| 29
April 2003 |
Press
Release : Nestlé barred from Italian Eurochocolate
Festival. |
| 13
April 2003 |
Nestlé
UK's 'least ethical company' finds survey. |
| 4
April 2003 |
Nestlé
dismisses small shareholders as unimportant - Nestlé
Annual General meeting April 3, 2003, 3pm Palais de Beaulieu,
Lausanne. |
| 19
March 2003 |
Nestlé
pushes ahead with tasteless Kit-Kat promotion as war looms.
|
| 6
March 2003 |
Nestlé
desperate to link with Mandela says Lord Attenborough -
Baby Milk Action comment on BBC Documentary Mandela:
the Living Legend. |
| 8
February 2003 |
Hear
Nestlé and Baby Milk Action debate - if Nestlé
will let you. |
| 18th
January 2003 |
Baby food companies
caught out putting profits before health again - BMJ reports
on research in Togo and Burkina Faso |
| 7th
January 2003 |
Nestlé
and the Ethiopian Government -
How Nestle tried to rescue itself from yet another PR
disaster |
| 9th
October 2002 |
UN
Committee on Child Rights urges UK to ban promotion of
breastmilk substitutes |
| 24th
August 2002 |
Protesters
Picket Perrier to Expose Nestlé Malpractice |
| 2nd
August 2002 |
Nestlé
enters UK baby milk market with dangerous claims |
| 10th
June 2002 |
Nestlé
money influences panel selection at Hay festival |
| 21st
May 2002 |
World Health Assembly Resolution removes commercial influences
from infant feeding programmes |
| `7th
May 2002 |
European Parliament rapporteur on Corporate Responsibility
launches weekend of action against Nestlé baby
food marketing malpractice |
| `0th
May 2002 |
IBFAN Press Release: How safe are infant formulas? The
death of a one-week old formula-fed baby in Belgium |
| 6th
May 2002 |
Boycotters plan demonstration as Nestlé desperately
attempts to clean up its baby food marketing image |
| 20th
March 2002 |
Lord Ahmed's accusation of blackmail has been denied by
Nestlé whistle blower |
| 7th
February 2002 |
Fano, Italy - Carnival dumps Nestlé. RIBN
(Italian Nestlé Boycott Network) press release |
| 24th
October 2001 |
IMPORTANT
NOTICE - Nestlé claim to be working with the IBFAN
Africa Coordinating Office is untrue - please do not be
deceived |
| 19th
September 2001 |
Hannah's
new bob raises a bob for Baby Milk Action |
| 28th
August 2001 |
Tap
Water Awards take off - Video clips: Emma Thompson and Steve
Coogan support the Nestlé/Perrier boycott |
| 25th
August 2001 |
Perrier
2000 judge supports the corporate-free Tap Water Award at
the Edinburgh Fringe. |
| 15th
August 2001 |
African
health campaigners welcome boycott of Perrier Award at the
Edinburgh Fringe. |
| 1st
August 2001 |
World
Breastfeeding Week 2001 - Breastfeeding in the information
age. |
| 31st
July 2001 |
Celebrities
call for boycott of Nestle Perrier award at the Edinburgh
Fringe Festival. |
| 11th
July 2001 |
Code
violators such as Nestlé excluded from FTSE4Good
ethical investment index. |
| 19th
May 2001 |
Demonstration
at Nestlé UK Headquarters. |
| 13th
February 2001 |
British
Red Cross reported to Charity Commission for undermining
the campaign to protect infant health from the aggressive
marketing of breastmilk substitutes. |
| 27th
January 2001 |
Cameroon
group launches Nestlé boycott - More UK pop stars
dump Nestlé |
|
18th
January 2001 |
Pop stars pull
out of V2001 music festival promotion because of link
to Nestlé |
|
10th
January 2001 |
Nestlé
proposed sponsorship of Lichfield District Council comes
under scrutiny |
|
26th
November 2000 |
RIBN DELEGATION
IN SAINT PETER'S SQUARE TO SAY "NO" TO THE COMMERCIAL
AGREEMENT VATICAN - NESTLÉ |
|
23rd
November 2000 |
MEPs shocked
as Nestlé and Adidas snub Public Hearing on corporate
responsibility |
|
22nd
November 2000: 9.00 - 12.30 |
European Parliament
public hearing on Nestlé's baby food marketing
activities |
|
24th
October 2000 |
African and
Asian campaigners urge support for Nescafé boycott
as Nestlé announces increased baby milk sales |
|
8th
September 2000 |
Nestle involved
in misinformation to mothers in India - press release
from the Breastfeeding Promotion Network of India |
|
1st
September 2000 |
£300,000 town
centre deal collapses as Nestlé refuses to answer
questions on baby milk marketing malpractice |
| 11th
July 2000 |
Church
conferences reject Nestlé apologists |
| 30th
June 2000 |
Bulgarian
Nestlé boycott group aims to stem flood of baby milk
promotion |
| 22nd
June 2000 |
New
Convention protects breastfeeding for working mothers
|
| 6th
June 2000 |
Patti
Rundall, Policy Director of Baby Milk Action, receives the
Order of the British Empire (OBE) at Buckingham Palace for
'services to infant nutrition.'
|
| 24th
May 2000 |
Report commissioned by Nestlé blames competitors
for baby milk marketing malpractice in Pakistan |
| 17th
May 2000 |
Nestlé
promises to change baby milk labels in Costa Rica after
receiving fine |
| 28th
March 2000 |
Nestlé
under investigation by Pakistan anti-corruption body in
Raza case |
| 29th
February 2000 |
Nestlé
whistleblower to present evidence at House of Commons
(UK Parliament) despite gun attack in Pakistan |
| 18th
February 2000 |
Former Nestlé
Pakistan employee blows whistle on institutionalised malpractice |
| 28th
January 2000 |
IBFAN Press
Release: January
2000 WHO Executive Board Meeting in Geneva. Text
of intervention by Dr. Arun Gupta on behalf of Consumers
International/IBFAN |
| 23rd
January 2000 |
Nestlé
apologises to Danish Government following claims made by
its Chief Executive |
| 1st
January 2000 |
Patti
Rundall, Policy Director of Baby Milk Action, has been appointed
an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the
New Year's Honours List 2000 for services to infant nutrition |
| 24th
November 1999 |
Nestlé
Action Report: The Philippines - Baby Milk Action responds |
| 5th
November 1999 |
Charities
benefit from Nestlés Public Relations disaster |
| 22nd
October 1999 |
Nestlé
boycott launched in Bulgaria - Hipp shamed by "award" for
irresponsible marketing in Eastern Europe |
| 15th
October 1999 |
Hipp
receives UK Food Group Award for misguiding labelling of
its infant teas and juices |
| 14th
October 1999 |
Nestlé's
new "monitoring" strategy - does it make any difference
to infant health? |
| 27th
August 99 |
To
mark the launch of Nestlé baby foods and the Blue
Bear logo in the UK, we offer to the media pictures for
articles exposing Nestlé's record. |
| 26th
August 99 |
HIV
and infant feeding: what is best for babies? |
| 16th
July 99 |
WWF report:
cut pollution, not breastfeeding |
| 22nd
May 99 |
Demonstrators
gather at Nestlé HQ at the end of National Breastfeeding
Week |
| 14th
May 99 |
Baby
Milk Action statement on Libby's juices in the UK and Ireland |
| 12th
May 99 |
Baby Milk
Action welcomes opportunity to present evidence to European
Parliament. |
| 12th
May 99 |
Advertising
Standards Authority warns Nestlé about baby milk marketing
claims. |
| 22nd
April 99 |
International
development agencies call on European Commission to consider
infant health. |
| 6th
March 99 |
UK Liberal
Democrats back Nestlé boycott |
| 1st
Feb 99 |
Nestlé
blocks publication of ASA report on its ethical claims |
| 22nd
Jan 99 |
Quiz:
Who do you believe?  |
| 7th
Oct 98 |
International
Baby Food Action Network awarded "alternative nobel
prize" |
| 22nd May 98 |
Nestlé
faces public protest in the UK for breaking the International
Code and Resolutions. |
| 9th
Dec 97 |
The Nestlé
Boycott is the best supported consumer boycott in the UK,
according to an independent survey. |
| Oct
97 |
Nestlé
also flouts regulations relating to chocolate |
| Sept
97 |
How the
baby food industry is orchestrating the attack on Cracking
the Code |
| July
97 |
Fear of
censure from the Church of England prompts hasty Nestlé
U-turn |
| 17th
May 97 |
Nestlé
tackled on human rights at Croydon demo. |
| 14th
May 97 |
Good news
on breastfeeding shows the effectiveness of environmental
campaigning |
