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This is a very disturbing news. Cancer is growing everywhere. Serious efforts must be made to check industrial pollution and also move towards a healthy food system.
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In September we released an investigation showing that there had been a sharp rise in EU export trade in banned pesticides despite European Commission promises: publiceye.ch/en/topics/pesti… Now, I am happy to share an interactive map we have developed: publiceye.ch/en/topics/pesti…
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In collaboration with Public Eye, Consumer Advocacy and Empowerment Foundation hosted a media briefing on the double standard in added sugar in Baby Cereals sold in Africa. Read the detailed news coverage here: thesun.ng/exposed-how-nestle… #CADEF #babyfood #NAFDAC
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Laurent Gaberell retweeted
Nestle adds sugar to baby food sold in African though WHO warns against early exposure to sugar--says study No added sugar in baby food in Switzerland Last yr after public outrage over added sugar in baby food in India, Nestle started variants w/out sugar timesofindia.indiatimes.com/…
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Nestlé ajoute du sucre à ses céréales pour bébés Cerelac en Afrique - près de 6 g par portion en moyenne - alors que de tels produits sont vendus sans sucre ajouté en Suisse et sur les principaux marchés européens. Notre nouvelle enquête👇 publiceye.ch/fr/thematiques/…
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In an open letter, African CSOs call on Nestlé to stop adding sugar to its baby foods. “All babies have an equal right to healthy nutrition - regardless of their nationality or skin colour. All babies are equal. So do the right thing. The world is watching”, they warn.
Our new Nestlé investigation is out. The swiss multinational company adds sugar to its Cerelac baby cereals sold in Africa - nearly 6g per serve on average - while such products are sold with no added sugar in Switzerland and key European markets. publiceye.ch/en/topics/criti…
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Laurent Gaberell retweeted
Our new Nestlé investigation is out. The swiss multinational company adds sugar to its Cerelac baby cereals sold in Africa - nearly 6g per serve on average - while such products are sold with no added sugar in Switzerland and key European markets. publiceye.ch/en/topics/criti…
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Laurent Gaberell retweeted
🌍 Europe bans toxic pesticides… but exports them abroad! And a new report shows it's getting worse, despite @vonderleyen promises to the cut it out. #StopToxicTrade #EndDoubleStandards
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EU chemical firms plan to export rising quantities of ‘toxic’ pesticides, documents show. Bloc urged to end ‘unethical double standard’ of allowing sale of products deemed too dangerous for EU farms. theguardian.com/environment/…
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Laurent Gaberell retweeted
Stop toxic trade. Pesticides banned in Europa should not be exported to other countries. Toxic here = toxic there. Today 600+ organisations from all over the globe call on the EU to stop this violation of human rights.
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Laurent Gaberell retweeted
Hazardous #pesticides banned in Europe are exported to other countries. Today an African delegation from Uganda and Burkina Faso denounced the health and environmental problems caused by pesticides made in Europe to the @EU_Commission. Time to act is now! #PesticeActionWeek
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Another excellent reporting by @yelmjouie
Tens of thousands of former farmworkers have sued some of the biggest corporations in the world for rendering them sterile with a highly toxic pesticide. @yelmjouie headed to Costa Rica to investigate.
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