Does the corruption of Nestle dissuade you from purchasing their products?

A lot of people do not know this. But Nestle is a very corrupt company and has been involved in some very shady and corrupt practices.

1. In the 1990s Nestle were selling baby formula to impoverished nations and claiming it was just as healthy as breast milk.

2. Nestle’s chairman is of the opinion that water should not be regarded as a human right and everything has a price. Nestle have also been draining water supplies causing droughts, while earning a profit from their own bottled water.

3. A report by an independent auditor of the FLA found “multiple serious violations” of the company’s own supplier code. Nestle hadn’t carried out checks against child labor and abuse.

4. In October 2008, Taiwan Health ministry announced that six types of milk powders produced in China by Nestlé contained low-level traces of melamine and were removed from the shelves. The scandal quickly escalated, with China reporting over 300,000 victims…

5. Nestle has been involved in several incidents regarding pollution.

6. Many of Nestle’s labels are misleading and also false. In 2002, police ordered Nestle Colombia to decommission 200 tons of imported powdered milk, because they were falsely relabeled, with a different local brand and a different production date. The very same problem occurred only one month later.

Have a read of the full article and tell me your thoughts on this issue.