Nestlé to stop adding sugar to baby food in SA and poorer nations by the end of the year

25 Apr

William Brederode

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Nestlé has been adding sugar to its Nido and Cerelac baby food formulations in lower and middle-income countries, including South Africa, but not in richer nations like Switzerland. It wants to remove added sugar from its formulations by the end of the year. (William Brederode/News24).

Nestlé has said it would stop adding sugar to its baby food products by the end of the year after being exposed in a Public Eye investigation for applying a double standard in the sugar content of its formulations in different regions.

After analysing over 150 Nestlé baby formula products, Public Eye, in collaboration with the International Baby Food Action Network (IBFAN), revealed that the food giant added an average of four grams of sugar per serving to one of its best-selling baby formula products sold in poorer regions, but no sugar was added to products sold in wealthier markets such as Switzerland.

Another popular brand, Nido, was found to contain an average of two grams of added sugar per serving.

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