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Groups around the world declare 2-8 July International Nestlé-Free Week

Campaign aims to raise awareness of company’s aggressive marketing of
baby foods

Event announcement 2 July 2007

For supporting information, links and images see on-line version at:
http://www.babymilkaction.org/press/press2july07.html

Campaign groups around the world promoting the Nestlé boycott have
declared the week 2-8 July to be International Nestlé-Free Week.
Nestlé is one of the four most boycotted companies on the planet over
its aggressive marketing of baby foods in breach of international
standards, and campaigners are calling for those who are not already
supporting to the boycott to do so at least for this week. They are
also calling on people who boycott Nestlé’s principal brands to avoid
all Nestlé products for this week. Coordinators aim to increase the
pressure on Nestlé to accept the four-point plan put to it for saving
infant lives and ultimately ending the boycott and expect other
countries to mark the week in future years.

The week has been chosen as 4 July marks the 30th anniversary of the
first Nestlé boycott campaign. The first boycott resulted in the
International Code of Marketing of Breastmilk Substitutes being
adopted by the World Health Assembly and a promise from Nestlé to
abide by its provisions. The boycott was resumed when Nestlé failed
to live up to its promises. Monitoring by the International Baby Food
Action Network (IBFAN) finds Nestlé continues to be responsible for
more violations of the Code and subsequent, relevant Resolutions than
any other company, singling it out for boycott action.

The second boycott has been launched by groups in 20 countries. Those
promoting International Nestlé-Free Week in this, its first year,
include:

Cameroon : Coordinators Cameroon Link.

Canada : Coordinators INFACT-Canada.

Italy : Coordinators RIBN.

Philippines: Coordinators ARUGAAN.

Sweden : Coordinators NAFIA.

United Kingdom : Coordinators Baby Milk Action.

Campaign activities in different countries include demonstrations in
Italy, media campaigns in Cameroon, the Philippines and Sweden, the
launch of new boycott merchandise in the UK and appeals for
boycotters to call Nestlé customer service lines in Canada and the UK.

Mike Brady, Campaigns and Networking Coordinator of Baby Milk Action
said:

“The boycott helps to hold the worst of the baby food companies to
account, alongside our work bringing in legislation. But Nestlé has
not yet made the required changes and has rejected our four-point
plan aimed at saving lives and ultimately ending the boycott. We hope
many people will take action during this week and beyond to increase
the pressure on Nestlé.”

For further information call 01223 464420 (int: [phone]) or
07986 736179 or see
http://www.babymilkaction.org/resour...estlefree.html
(includes images). For regular updates see Baby Milk Action's
Campaigns Coordinator's blog at
http://boycottnestle.blogspot.com/

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Notes for editors

* A photo archive is available at:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/babymilkaction/

* Baby Milk Action is launching Fairtrade cotton, reusable shopping
bags with Nestlé-boycott messages.

* Nestlé is the target of the boycott as independent monitoring finds
it is responsible for more violations of the International Code of
Marketing of Breastmilk Substitutes and subsequent, relevant
Resolutions than any other company.

* Baby Milk Action is a not-for-profit organisation and the UK member
of the International Baby Food Action Network (IBFAN). It is funded
by membership fees, merchandise sales and donations, along with
grants from development organisations and charitable trusts.

* The boycott of Nestlé focuses on Nescafé, its flagship product, but
Baby Milk Action lists the brands from which Nestlé profits so
boycott supporters can avoid them all. Guardian reported on 1
September 2005 (see website for links):

"What do Nike, Coca Cola, McDonald's and Nestlé have in common? Apart
from being among the world's most well-known brands, they happen to
be the most boycotted brands on the planet. That finding came from
this week's global GMIPoll, an online opinion poll that surveyed
15,500 consumers in 17 countries. Nestlé emerges as the most the most
boycotted brand in the UK because of what respondents consider its
"unethical use and promotion of formula feed for babies in third
world countries."

* Nestlé won a global internet poll for the world's 'least
responsible company' coinciding with the World Economic Forum in
Davos in January 2005. Nestlé received 29% of the votes. This was
more than twice that of joint second Monsanto and Dow Chemicals (of
Bhopal infamy), each on 14% (see website for details).

* For information on baby food marketing malpractice see the
codewatch and boycott sections of
http://www.babymilkaction.org/

* According to the World Health Organisation, 1.5 million infants die
around the world every year because they are not breastfed. See the
Your Questions Answered section of the website.

* Nestlé is one of the companies targeted by Baby Milk Action
November 2006 Campaign for Ethical Marketing action sheet, over its
attempts to undermine legislation introduced in the Philippines to
regulate the marketing of baby foods.