Friday, June 13, 2025

Topic: Food safety

Nestlé adds excessive amount of sugars to baby food in low-income countries: report

An alarming report by Swiss nonprofit Public Eye and the International Baby Food Action Network (IBFAN) has accused global food giant Nestlé of adding excessive amounts of sugar to its baby food products sold in low- and middle-income countries.

1.6 million fall ill, 420,000 die annually from contaminated food, warns UN on World Food Safety Day

Every day, some 1.6 million people worldwide fall ill from eating contaminated food, which kills 420,000 people each year, two UN agencies said on Tuesday.