Food and beverage company, Nestle Nigeria, has refuted the claims of an investigative report alleging that it was adding sugar to its infant milk and cereal products sold in Nigeria, in violation of global guidelines.
According to the investigation report, traces of sugar were found in samples of the company’s infant cereal for children between six months and two years old, and a follow-up milk formula for infants of up to 12 months of age. “Baby food and infant formula are highly regulated categories. Like everywhere in the world, in Nigeria, we do not add sugars to infant formulas for children aged 0-12 months.
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