Comments on: Nestle answers: Lobbying for weak laws? Nestle says no, evidence says yes

By: phdinparenting

phdinparenting — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 14:53:10 +0000

Exactly. They use it for lobbying governments, they use it to spread misinformation to consumers, they use it to pad their pockets.

By: Bettina

Bettina — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 14:45:05 +0000

There is a group that all the formula manufacturers belong to that would allow them to all comply with the code. It is the International Formula Council. But instead, they use it for lobbying, as best as I can understand.

By: Follow-up questions for Nestle | PhD in Parenting

Follow-up questions for Nestle | PhD in Parenting — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 02:44:10 +0000

[...] 5. You mention that “The WHO Code will only truly succeed if governments enforce it and monitor its compliance“. When a country is considering changing its legislation to include provisions contained in the WHO Code does Nestle lobby against those changes through formal or informal consultation processes? ANSWER HERE [...]