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Nestlé encourages breast-feeding
At Nestlé we encourage you to breast-feed your baby as long as possible, with consideration for your life circumstances.
Your decision on how to nourish your baby is deeply personal. This decision should be based on accurate and honest information, and a supportive community. For this reason, Nestlé Canada supports health professionals and the Baby Friendly Hospital Initiative.
If you choose to supplement or discontinue breast-feeding, experts agree that formula is the next best alternative to breast-milk.
We comply with all codes
Like Canada, most industrialized countries have specific codes or legislation about infant nutrition and care. Nestlé respects all of these. We also voluntarily comply with the World Health Organization's 'Code of Marketing of Breast-milk Substitutes' in developing countries and wherever the Code is law.
In Canada, where the WHO Code is not legislated, Nestlé supports the position of the Canadian Paediatric Society, the Dietitians of Canada and Health Canada. This position is outlined in the document entitled The Nutrition for Healthy Term Infants, which states breast-feeding for as long as possible is best, and that formula is appropriate if mothers choose to supplement or discontinue breast-feeding. In addition, Nestlé complies with the Food and Drug Act and the Competition Act, which regulate the infant formula industry here in Canada.
For more information on Nestlé's position on breast-feeding, please visit our Nestlé Baby Milk website.
We support the choice of our staff
At Nestlé, every new parent is offered a free top-of-the-line breast pump, a parent education kit and of course the opportunity to subscribe to the Nestlé Baby Program. Our Home Office currently offers expression rooms for breast-feeding mothers returning to the workplace. If mothers choose not to breast-feed our formula brands such as Good Start are available for sale at our company stores.
For more information on this topic, check our Q&A Section. If you don't find the information you're looking for, please feel free to Ask a Dietitian |
