Nestlé adds sugar to infant milk sold in poorer countries, report finds
Swiss food firm’s infant formula and cereal sold in global south ignore WHO anti-obesity guidelines for Europe, says Public Eye Nestlé, the world’s largest consumer...
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Easter egg prices soar as cocoa crops are hit by climate crisis and exploitation
Experts say the global shortage of the main ingredient of chocolate is linked to poor conditions for farmers supplying large companies Every Easter, UK consumers...
Kenyan Del Monte farm seeks human rights manager after claims of violence
Exclusive: new role created after Guardian uncovered allegations against company’s security guards A vast Del Monte pineapple farm in Kenya that supplies most British supermarkets...
Del Monte Kenya representatives accused of seeking to cover up circumstances of men’s deaths
Exclusive: Investigation uncovers claims Del Monte representatives offered bribes in attempt to persuade men to back company’s version of events ‘Pain of a mother’: families...
‘As a parent, I lost hope for justice’: family seeking answers over death of man on Del Monte farm
Kenyan parents of Peter Mutuku Mutisya claim his neck had marks like he had been strangled. No injuries were recorded on the official report Human...
Human rights groups investigate death at Kenyan Del Monte pineapple farm
Exclusive: Inquiry comes after discovery of body of Peter Mutuku Mutisya, 25, in a dam on the plantation Human rights groups are investigating a death...
‘Brands to avoid’: Mars and Cadbury among chocolate firms criticised in ethics report
Only 17 out of 82 companies investigated were found to use suppliers that paid cocoa farmers enough to live on Leading chocolate brands have been...
Colombia passes ambitious ‘junk food law’ to tackle lifestyle diseases
The Latin American country is one of the first in the world to introduce a health tax targeting ultra-processed foods A new law in Colombia...
Drop in Latin American drinking prompts Diageo to issue profits warning
Shares fall in world’s largest spririts company as consumers seek cheaper brands The Guinness to Johnnie Walker drinks maker Diageo has issued a profit warning...
Unilever to make payments to Kenyan tea pickers over 2007 plantation attacks
UK law firm Leigh Day says money given to 77 workers for murders and rapes ‘sidesteps’ multinational’s responsibility over attack Unilever is to make payments...
