At least 37 countries have issued health warnings over the infant formulas possibly being contaminated. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.
because of possible contamination with cereulide, a toxin that can cause nausea and vomiting.
“IBFAN claims that Nestlé distributes free formula samples to hospitals and maternity wards; after leaving the hospital, the formula is no longer free, but because the supplementation has interfered with lactation, the family must continue to buy the formula. IBFAN also alleges that Nestlé uses “humanitarian aid” to create markets, does not label its products in a language appropriate to the countries where they are sold, and offers gifts and sponsorship to influence health workers to promote its products. The company not only made use of mass media promotion (e.g. billboards and posters) and sample distributions, they also had sales people dressed as so-called “milk nurses” to visit mothers in hospital and at their home to praise formula and its benefits.”
Adding some general context about Nestle and the pushing/marketing of baby formula
https://ysph.yale.edu/news-article/experts-call-for-an-end-to-the-exploitative-marketing-used-by-the-baby-formula-milk-industry/
https://www.wits.ac.za/news/latest-news/research-news/2023/2023-02/why-south-african-moms-buy-commercial-milk-formula-when-breast-is-best.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1977_Nestlé_boycott