Why?

The world's largest baby food company, increases profits by promoting artificial infant feeding in violation of the World Health Organisation's International Code of Marketing of Breast-milk Substitutes.

Nestlé knows that once a bottle has come between a mother and her child breastfeeding is more likely to fail and the company has gained a customer. Because of Nestlé's continued disrespect for the International Code and infant health the company is subject to a consumer boycott of its products in 20 countries (Australia, Bulgaria, Canada, Cameroon,Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Mauritius, Mexico, Norway, Philippines, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, UK and USA).

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Research conducted by the U.S. National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences estimated that for every 1,000 infants born in this country each year,four will die because they were artificially fed.

Nestle promotes artificial infant feeding around the world, breaking a World Health Organization (WHO) code of marketing. Nestle makes a profit while others count the cost.

WHO and the United Nations Children's Fund say thatreversing the decline in breastfeeding could SAVE 1.5 MILLION LIVES EVERY YEAR. Millions more infantsbecome seriously ill because they are not breastfed.

• Where supplies of water are unsafe and conditions unsterile, a bottle-fed baby is up to 25 times more likely to die as a result of diarrhea. Expensive formula (often costing more than half the entire family income) impoverishes people who are already poor. Milk is often watered down to make it go further, thus addingthe extra risk of malnutrition. A breastfed child is less likely to suffer from gastroenteritis, respiratory and ear infections, diabetes, pneumonia, polio, allergies and other illnesses. Bottle baby disease is the name given to the deadly combination of diarrhea, dehydration and malnutrition, which is the result of unsafe bottle-feeding. Breastfeeding is the best start in life for a child - but Nestlé's baby food marketing puts profits before health.

Baby Milk Action coordinates the 18 country international Nestle boycott, focusing on Nestle because it controls about 40% of the world market in baby milks and uses its influence to undermine controls on marketing activities. Monitoring shows Nestle to be the largest single source of violations worldwide. The Boycott is supported in the UK by over 100 church, health and consumer groups, over 90 businesses 80 student unions, 17 local authorities, 12 trade unions, 74 politicians and politicalparties and many celebrities. Nestle has been warned by the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) not to repeat claims made in the 1996 anti-boycott advertisement.Nestle takes notice of sales figures - by boycotting Nestle, you can help stop these unnecessary deaths.

The International Baby-Food Action Network - consists of public interest groups working around the world to reduce infant and young child morbidity and mortality.

IBFAN aims to improve the health and well being of babies and young children, their mothers and their families through the protection, promotion and support of breastfeeding and optimal infant feeding practices.

UK FOOD GROUP (UKFG) is the leading UK network for non-governmental organisation (NGOs) working on global food and agriculture issues. Our vision is a world in which hunger hunger has been banished by food security.

The this end our work seeks to promote sustainable and equitable food security policies; to balance corporate power by providing a public interest perspective to issues affecting global food security; and to strengthen the capacity of civil society to contribute effectively to international consultation on food security.

UKFG represents more than 30 development, farming consumer and environment organisations, drawn together by a common concern for food security.