Controversies of Nestlé

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Nestlé, the biggest food company in the world, has been involved in a significant number of controversies and has been criticized a number of times for its business practices. Since the 1970s, Nestlé has faced criticism for: forced labour modern slavery child labour incidents of contaminated and infested food products deliberately false and misleading claims in marketing of breast milk substitutes, particularly in developing countries preventing access to non-bottled water in impoverished countries issues around animal welfare commitments actively spreading disinformation about recycling illegal water-pumping from drought-stricken Native American reservations price fixing union-busting activity deforestation lobbying to support misinformation about infant and women's nutrition. In 2014, Nestlé alone spent an estimated $160,000 on lobbying related to the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children.

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