THE COMPANY THAT KILLED 11 MILLION BABIES IS STILL GETTING YOUR MONEY

Nestlé owns thousands of brands, and its history of child labor, trafficking, and exploitation is even more disturbing than you think. It's time to boycott them.

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Did you know that Nestlé’s baby formula has killed more than 11 MILLION BABIES and counting?

Why would anybody willingly support a company responsible for something so horrific? Most people wouldn’t. In fact, you’re probably thinking, “Well, I don’t really buy many Nestlé products, so that’s not a problem for me.”

And that’s where you’d be wrong.

Most people recognize Nestlé for its candy and chocolate, but its empire extends FAR beyond the candy aisle. This company owns an enormous collection of brands selling everything from bottled water and pet food to healthcare products, frozen meals, coffee, and countless other everyday necessities.

And here’s the problem: Most of these products don’t even have the Nestlé name on the packaging. So you could be giving this company your hard-earned money every single week without having the slightest idea who you’re actually supporting.

We’re talking about the largest food company in the world, owning more than 2,000 brands globally across 186 countries.

And that’s exactly why I think it’s so important for people to understand just how much of the market Nestlé controls. We’re talking about a company with a horrific history involving child labor, trafficking, water exploitation, environmental destruction, and a baby formula scandal linked to millions of infant deaths. Yet millions of people who would be absolutely disgusted by these practices are unknowingly putting money into Nestlé’s pockets every time they go grocery shopping.

I think it’s time we stopped handing over our hard-earned money to corporations that have made fortunes exploiting and killing some of the most vulnerable people on the planet. Because being outraged by what these companies do means very little if we continue financing them.

So first, I’m going to show you just how enormous Nestlé’s empire really is and which popular brands are putting money into its pockets. Then we’re going to get into the horrifying scandals this company has been involved in, from the baby formula scandal to child labor, trafficking, water exploitation, environmental destruction, and so much more.

WHAT DOES NESTLÉ OWN?

The company is known for its massive candy portfolio, but many people may not know that these are also Nestlé brands. Please, for the love of everything good and right in this world, stop giving these people another dime of your hard-earned money. There are plenty of alternatives that don’t involve putting more money into the pockets of a corporation with such a horrific track record.

BABY PRODUCTS

• Gerber

• NaturNes

• Cerelac

• SMA Nutrition

• NAN

• Alfamino

• Alfaré

• Althéra

• Ascenda

• БЫСТРОВ

• Beba

• Bobo Frut

• Ceregrow

• Cognita Gold

• Excella Gold

• G-Balance

• Good Care

• Illuma 3

• Lactogen

• Lactogrow

• Lactokid

• Little Steps Folgemilch

• Materna

• Mater-Plus

• Mio

• Mucilon

• Nangrow

• Nanlac

• Nativa

• NatureNes

• Neslac

• Nestlé Junior

• Nestogen

• Nestum

• Nidal

• Nidina

• Ninho

• Opti-Lac

• P’tit

• Piltti

• Promise PE Gold

• S-26

• Sinlac

• Yogolino

BOTTLED WATER

• Nestlé Pure Life

• Perrier

• S. Pellegrino

• Acqua Panna

• Vittel

• Alaçam

• Aquarel

• Buxton

• Ciego Montero

• Contrex

• Eco de Los Andes

• Erekli

• Essentia

• Glaciar

• Henniez

• Hèpar

• La Vie

• Levissima

• Minere

• Nałęczowianka

• Nestlé Splash

• Sanbitter

• Sta. María

• Valvert

• Viladrau

• Κορπή

CEREAL

• itness

• Nesquik Cereal

• Lion

• Chocapic

• Bar-One

• Box Bowls

• Cerevita

• Chokella

• Cini Minis

• Clusters

• Country Corn Flakes

• Curiously Cinnamon

• Estrelitas

• GoFree Cereal

• Golden Morn

• Golden Nuggets

• Honey Gold Flakes

• Honey Stars

• Koko Krunch

• La Lechera Flakes

• Lifita

• Mix

• NAT

• Nesfit

• NesPlus

• Nestlé Musli

• Neston

• Oats & More

• Snow Flakes

• Uncle Tobys

• Zucosos

CHOCOLATE, COOKIES, PASTRIES

• Kit Kat

• Toll House

• Smarties

• Quality Street

• Aero

• Rowntree’s

• Garoto

• Orion

• Cailler

• After Eight

• Damak

• Allen’s Lollies

• Alpino

• Amor

• Animalines y Saladitas

• Anticol

• Baci

• Balaton

• Bananita Dolca

• Baolu

• Baton

• Besos de Moza

• Big Turk

• Boci

• Bolero

• Bombones Surtidos

• Bon Pari

• Bono

• Bros

• Buon Natale

• Caja Roja

• Calipso

• Caramac

• Carlos V

• Chambinho

• Charge

• Choclait Chips

• Choco Crossies

• Chokito

• Coco Classic

• Cocosette

• Coffee Crisp

• Cremositas

• Crispy Shark Wafers

• Cui Cui

• Deli

• Dois Frades

• Dolca

• Doré

• Ecuateur

• Extrafin

• Familiar Negro

• Fox’s

• Freskas

• Fruitips

• Fun Fruit

• Galak

• Hašlerky

• Hsu Fu Chi

• Joe

• Jojo

• Комильфо

• Kaštany

• Kofila

• Lanvin

• Larín

• La Fête Chocolat

• Lentejas

• Lentilky

• Les Recettes de l’Atelier

• Lion

• LZ

• Mabel’s Wafers

• Mackintosh’s

• Margo

• McKay

• Menier

• Milkybar

• Mini’s

• Mirage

• Modré z Neba

• Morochas

• Munch

• Munchies

• Mypa

• Negresco

• Nescau

• Nesfit

• Nestlé 1927 Özel Serisi

• Nestlé Amor

• Nestlé Mio

• Nestlé Muecas

• Nestlé Sal

• Nestlé Snack

• Nestlé Turrón

• Nestlé Vainilla

• Nestlé Zoologia

• Nestlé Nuts

• Passatempo

• Passions

• Peppermint Crisp

• Perugina

• Ping Pong

• Plaistowe

• Polo

• Prestígio

• Princessa

• Россия щедрая душа

• Ricas

• Sahne Nuss

• Samba

• São Luiz

• Savoy

• Sfinx

• Soothers

• Sorrento

• Studentska

• Sublime

• Suflair

• Sundy

• Super 8

• Susy

• Svitoch

• Talento

• Tango

• Tex

• Toffee Crisp

• Toffo

• Tola

• Toronto

• Trencito

• Triangulo

• Turtles

• Yes!

• Yorkie

COFFEE

• Nespresso

• Nescafé

• Nescafé Dolce Gusto

• Coffee-Mate

• Starbucks Coffee at Home

• Seattle’s Best

• Aguila

• Bonjorno

• Blue Bottle Coffee

• Bonka

• Bracafé

• Brite

• Buondi

• Café Musun

• Cremora

• El Chana

• Linde’s

• Orzoro

• Presto

• Sical

• Zoégas

FROZEN FOOD

• Stouffer’s

• Hot Pockets

• DiGiorno

• Buitoni

• Tombstone Pizza

• Lean Cuisine

• Sweet Earth

• Maggi

• Libby’s Pumpkin

• Chambinho

• Chamyto

• Chandelle

• California Pizza Kitchen

• Creme de Leite

• Crosse & Blackwell

• Delissio Pizza

• Del Monte Frozen Bars

• Farinha Láctea

• Gourmet

• Grego

• Hälsans Kök

• Haoji

• Herta

• Hirz

• Jack’s Pizza

• Leisi

• Life Cuisine

• Lindahls

• Litoral

• Longa Vida

• Mahler

• Mezeast

• Milk Pak

• Mivina

• Nestlé Baker’s Choice

• Original Wagner Pizza

• Outsider’s Pizza Company

• Pak Fook

• Pasta Italiana

• Raita

• Solis

• Thomy

• Torchin

• Tostines

• Totole

• Wildscape Food

• Winiary

DAIRY

• Carnation

• Nido

• KLIM

• Svelty

• Amanecer

• Anchor

• Canprolac

• Cap Nona

• CereAvena

• Crema de Leche

• Dairy Farm

• Dancow

• EasyWhip

• El Mundo del Dulce

• Esencial

• Every Day

• Gloria

• Green Butterfly

• Ideal

• Impulso

• La Campesina

• La Laitière

• La Lechera

• La Vaquita

• Lactalis

• Leche Condensada

• Manjar

• Media Crema Table Cream

• Milkmaid

• Moca

• Molico

• Nespray

• Nestlé a+

• Nestle Omega

• Nestonutri

• NesVita

• Nutri Rindes

• Quesos Nestlé

• Rica Chicha

• Sunshine

• Sveltesse

• Qué Rico

• Yogu Yogu

DRINKS

• Nesquik

• Nestea

• Ovaltine

• Milo

• Abuelita

• Bolero

• Brasa

• Caro

• Chococino

• Chocofans

• Choladi

• Chuckie

• Copacabana

• Ecco

• Eko

• Fruita Vitals

• Gingerino

• Good Host

• Granko

• Huesitos

• Le Chocolat

• Morelia Presidencial

• Natura

• Nescau

• Nesfruta

• Nespray

• Nestlé Hot Cocoa

• Nestomalt

• Orchard

• Pensal

• Ricacao

• Ricoré

• Salep

• Savoy

• Schokolade

• Sıcak Çikolata

• SPECIAL.T

• Sweet Leaf Tea Company

• Tonimalt

• Vascolet

FOOD SERVICE

• Chef

• Chef-Mate

• Bear Brand

• Docello

• Fruit Time

• Grown Respectfully

• Minor’s

• Milky Time

• Nature’s Heart

• nesQuino

• Procafé

• Puljonki

• Sjora

• Starbucks by Nescafé Dolce Gusto

• Sunkist Beverages

• Sunsational

• Trio

• Vitality

NUTRITION AND HEALTH

• Boost

• Optifast

• Peptamen

• Novasource

• Arginaid

• Benecalorie

• Beneprotein

• Betaquik

• BrainXpert

• Carnation Breakfast Essentials

• Celltrient

• Clinutren

• Compat

• Compleat

• Diabetisource

• Douglas Laboratories

• FDgard

• Fiber Choice

• FiberMais

• Fibersource

• FruitiVits

• Garden of Life

• Glutasolve

• Glytrol

• IBgard

• Impact

• Infasource

• Isosource

• Klean

• K.Quik

• Meritene

• Microlipid

• Minami

• Mixxpro

• Modulen

• ModuLife

• Nature’s Bounty

• Nestlé Wellness

• Nutren

• Nutrição Até Você

• NutriStrong

• Nuun

• Optisource

• OptiFibre

• OsteoBi-Flex

• Persona

• PronoKal

• Pure Encapsulations

• Puritan’s Pride

• Quick Eze

• REMfresh

• Renalcal

• Renutryl

• Replete

• Resource

• Solgar

• Spoonfulone

• Sondalis

• Sustagen

• ThickenUp

• Tolerex

• Vitaflo

• Vital Proteins

• Vivonex

• Wobecare CBD

• Wobe-Mugos

• Wobenzym

ICE CREAM

• Dreyer’s

• Häagen-Dazs

• Mövenpick

• Nestlé Ice Cream

• 8Cubes

• Aiskrim Tradisi

• Antica Gelateria Del Corso

• Baton

• Bilz Pap

• Centella

• Chamonix

• Chocolito

• Chomp

• Cola de Dino

• Cola de Tigre

• Crazy

• Crocante

• D’anafria

• Danky

• Dis Frutt

• Drumstick

• Egocentrico

• Eskimo

• Especialidades Napolitano

• Extreme

• GOODNORTH

• Kriko

• La Cremeria

• La Frutta

• LollyPop

• Mat Kool

• Maxibon

• Mega

• Parlour

• Prestigio

• Pura Fruta

• Real Dairy

• Sensação

• Serenata de Amor

• Scoops

• Sin Parar

• Stalden

• Sundae Swirlz

• Trululu

• Zoorpresa

PET CARE

• Purina

• Purina One

• Purina Pro Plan

• Alpo

• Cat Chow

• Dog Chow

• Fancy Feast

• Tidy Cats

• Friskies

• Beggin’

• Frosty Paws

• Adventuros

• Bakers Complete

• Bella

• Beneful

• Beyond

• Bonzo

• Busy

• Chef Michael’s Canine Creations

• Darling

• Dentalife

• Dogui

• Doguitos

• Doko

• Felix

• FortiFlora

• Gati

• Gatsy

• Gourmet

• Honest to Dog

• Kit & Kaboodle

• Kitten Chow

• K-Nina

• Lily’s Kitchen

• Luv

• Merrick Pet Care

• Moist & Meaty

• Mon Petit

• Perrarina

• Prime

• Scamp

• SecondNature

• Supercoat

• Terra Canis

• The Pioneer Woman Dog Treats

• Tom Poes

• Trekker’s

• Whisker Lickin’s

The following cereals are sold under the Nestlé brand in some non-U.S. markets: Cheerios, Shreddies, Shredded Wheat, Cookie Crisp, Golden Grahams, Corn Flakes, Trix, Lucky Charms, Cocoa Puffs.

The following candies are sold under the Nestlé brand in some non-U.S. markets: Crunch, Rolo.

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THE BABY-KILLING SCANDAL

In the 1970s, Nestlé was accused of killing approximately 580 babies every single day in developing countries by aggressively promoting its baby formula over breast milk.

That’s 212,000 infants every year.

And the most disturbing part is that Nestlé knew exactly how dangerous its products were for mothers living in poverty, particularly those without access to clean drinking water. But apparently, there was too much money to be made to be worried about something so pesky like keeping babies alive.

By the 1960s, baby formula sales were declining in wealthy countries as more mothers became aware of the benefits of breastfeeding. So Nestlé decided to target poorer countries throughout Asia, Africa, and other developing regions, where birth rates were significantly higher, poverty was widespread, and healthcare infrastructure was severely limited.

For Nestlé, this was a goldmine. Each mother who switched from breastfeeding to formula represented the potential for three to four years of formula sales per child.

So Nestlé set out on a predatory marketing campaign in an effort to convince millions of mothers that their formula was actually more healthy for their babies than their own breast milk.

And the methods Nestlé used to convince these mothers to abandon breastfeeding were absolutely sinister.

Nestlé sent saleswomen DRESSED AS NURSES into hospitals and communities to approach new mothers.

Nestlé “Milk Nurses” in South Africa

These women presented themselves as medical professionals, handed out free samples of baby formula, and convinced vulnerable mothers that formula was healthier, more modern, and more Western than breastfeeding.

Nestlé also bribed medical specialists to promote its products. These were mothers living in some of the poorest countries in the world, many without adequate healthcare or education, being approached by women dressed as nurses who were encouraging them to stop breastfeeding their own children.

And the free samples were the most sinister part of the entire operation.

The samples lasted long enough for mothers to stop naturally producing breast milk, leaving them dependent on a product they couldn’t even afford.

And this wasn’t some harmless marketing gimmick. The entire strategy was designed to turn mothers into paying customers. This was all strategically planned by Nestle.

Decline in Breastfeeding with Formula Introduction

But what happens when you convince impoverished mothers to stop breastfeeding and replace their own milk with a product they can’t afford?

They start doing whatever they can to make that product last longer.

So these mothers began DILUTING THE FORMULA WITH WATER.

They were adding more water than the instructions recommended because they couldn’t afford to purchase enough formula to feed their babies properly.

And as a result, their babies weren’t receiving the nutrients they needed to survive. These mothers were unknowingly starving their own children.

And as if that wasn’t horrific enough, there was another problem.

MILLIONS OF THESE MOTHERS DIDN’T EVEN HAVE ACCESS TO CLEAN DRINKING WATER.

Nestlé was aggressively marketing a product that required clean water in countries where clean water wasn’t readily available.

Many mothers were mixing the formula with contaminated water, exposing their babies to dangerous bacteria and potentially fatal diseases like Ecoli and Salmonella, increasing infant mortality.

Unclean Water Sample

Others couldn’t even read the preparation instructions.

And Nestlé knew these conditions existed.

Yet Nestlé continued aggressively marketing its products to these very populations.

In Chile, breastfeeding rates collapsed from 90% to just 10% between 1960 and 1968, during the period when commercial baby formula was being introduced and promoted.

Researchers studying approximately 2.6 million births across 38 countries found that infant mortality increased by an estimated 27% following Nestlé’s entry into markets where clean drinking water wasn’t universally available.

By the 1970s, the scandal had become so horrific that the media began referring to the formula as the “Baby Killer.” It sparked one of history’s largest consumer boycotts in 1977 with the “Nestlé Kills Babies” campaign.

Researchers estimate Nestlé’s formula marketing caused 10.9 million excess infant deaths between 1960-2015.

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THE WATER SCANDAL

Nestlé has also found itself at the center of several major human rights controversies involving its bottled water empire. Scroll to the list above to see the many bottled water companies Nestlé owns.

At the World Water Forum in 2000, Nestlé actually tried to lobby for water to be classified as a “need” rather than a fundamental human “right.” Imagine the audacity of a multibillion-dollar corporation that makes enormous profits selling one of the most basic necessities for human survival trying to influence whether people should even have a fundamental right to access it.

And if you want to understand just how disgusting Nestlé’s exploitation of water resources has been, look no further than what happened in Flint, Michigan.

In 2017, while the residents of Flint were suffering through one of the worst drinking water contamination crises in American history, just 100 miles away, Nestlé was pumping approximately 130 MILLION GALLONS of Michigan’s groundwater every single year for a mere $200 a month.

And how much of that water did Nestlé provide to the people of Flint? Not a single drop.

The water in Flint, Michigan, 2017.

Unsurprisingly, this sparked enormous public outrage, particularly when Nestlé sought permission to increase the amount of water it was extracting from the state. Approximately 81,000 people submitted comments opposing Nestlé’s plans, compared to just 75 in favor, making it abundantly clear that the overwhelming majority of people who participated did not want this corporation extracting even more of Michigan’s groundwater.

But apparently, the voices of 81,000 people meant absolutely nothing, because Michigan ultimately approved Nestlé’s request to increase its water extraction anyway.

And Michigan is hardly the only place where Nestlé has exploited water supplies for profit, because communities in France and Pakistan have also faced serious problems involving Nestlé’s groundwater extraction and the depletion of local aquifers.

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HUMAN RIGHTS SCANDALS

Nestlé has also found itself at the center of horrific human rights scandals involving human trafficking, forced labor, debt bondage, and modern-day slavery, including allegations connected to the supply chains of some of its most recognizable brands.

From the cocoa plantations in Ghana and Côte d’Ivoire, where Nestlé sources chocolate ingredients, to the Thai fishing industry supplying its Purina pet food business, investigations have exposed disturbing instances of workers being trafficked, exploited, and forced to work under conditions resembling slavery.

And perhaps the most horrifying part is that many of the victims working without pay were CHILDREN, some as young as 12 to 16 years old, subjected to exploitation in the supply chains of one of the wealthiest food corporations in the world.

Child labor and slavery is rampant in Nestlé’s chocolate industry.

I don’t know about you, but I find it absolutely disgusting that a corporation with a history of scandals involving the deaths of babies, child labor, human trafficking, modern-day slavery, and the exploitation of natural resources has managed to build one of the largest and most profitable food empires in the world.

And what’s even more disturbing is that millions of people are unknowingly financing this corporation every single day simply by purchasing products from brands they don’t even realize Nestlé owns.

We’ve reached a point where these enormous corporations can be exposed for some of the most horrific practices imaginable, face public outrage, pay a few fines, and continue making billions of dollars as though nothing ever happened.

Meanwhile, the people who suffered the consequences of their actions will never get back what was taken from them.

And I think it’s about time we started asking ourselves why we continue rewarding corporations with our hard-earned money when their track records show such blatant disregard for human life.

Because at the end of the day, Nestlé needs your money a whole lot more than you need its products. There are alternatives to the brands this company owns, and choosing where you spend your money is one of the few ways ordinary people can directly refuse to finance corporations whose practices they find absolutely reprehensible.

We can’t keep complaining about corporate greed, exploitation, and corruption while continuing to hand these companies billions of dollars every year.

If you want to hurt a corporation where it actually matters, stop giving it your money.

And now that you know just how many brands Nestlé owns, you can make that decision for yourself instead of unknowingly putting more money into its pockets.

Which Nestlé-owned brands were you most surprised to see on the list, and which ones will you stop buying?

I’d also love to know what other corporations you’d like me to investigate, particularly those with histories of exploitation, corruption, and human rights abuses that most Americans know absolutely nothing about.

Let me know in the comments below, because I have a feeling Nestlé is far from the only company whose products are sitting in our homes while its darkest scandals remain largely forgotten.

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