www.aier.org

I don’t know about y’all, but I will not ever be going shopping here.

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cross-posted from: https://lemmynsfw.com/post/15034200 > Takes effect in October, finally some good news

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ca/post/25348904 > What brands do you avoid at all cost? > I don't keep up with the news all that much, and many of the reasons to avoid something don't make it there anyway. So I'm asking here to make a big list of things to avoid. It could be anything from bad security practices to *really* frustrating packaging. Working as a cashier myself, I definitely know there are plenty of brands I avoid purely on the basis that their product is a pain to stock. > > On the flip side, what's the alternative? If you avoid Pepsi, for example, what do you turn to instead?

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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/15047303 > Report finds Nestlé adds sugars to baby food in low-income countries > > _Experts say there can be long-term health consequences for babies and infants who consume too much sugar at a young age._ > > In Switzerland, the label of Nestlé’s Cerelac baby cereal says it contains “no added sugar.” But in Senegal and South Africa, the same product has 6 grams of added sugar per serving, according to a [recent Public Eye investigation](https://stories.publiceye.ch/nestle-bebes/). And in the Philippines, one serving of [a version of the Cerelac cereal ](https://www.lazada.com.ph/products/cerelac-mixed-fruits-soya-infant-cereal-250g-pack-of-2-i265172963-s22391103398.html)for babies 1 to 6 months old contains a whopping 7.3 grams of added sugar, the equivalent of almost two teaspoons.  > > This “double standard” for how Nestlé creates and markets its popular baby food brands around the world was alleged in a report from Public Eye, an independent nonpartisan Swiss-based investigative organization, and International Baby Food Action Network.  > > The groups allege that [Nestlé adds sugars and honey](https://www.nestle.com/ask-nestle/health-nutrition/answers/infant-formula-baby-food-cereals-added-sugar-low-income-developing-countries#:~:text=All%20our%20infant%20formula%20products,do%20not%20contain%20refined%20sugar) to some of its baby cereal and formula in lower-income countries, while products sold in Europe and other countries are advertised with “no added sugars.” The disparities uncovered in the report, [which was published in the BMJ in April](https://www.bmj.com/content/385/bmj.q898), has raised alarms among global health experts.