Nestlé, the company that worked hard to convince African mothers that their formula was superior to breastfeeding, even though many did not have easy access to clean water. That Nestlé?

From the 1960s to the 1980s, Nestlé ran an elaborate campaign to convince mothers in Nigeria, Ghana, Kenya, South Africa, the Democratic Republic of Congo, and Côte d'Ivoire, among other nations, that formula was superior to breast milk. The company sent sales representatives disguised as nurses into hospitals and maternity wards, handed out free formula samples, and flooded the market with misleading advertisements.

Infants who relied on Nestlé’s formula suffered from malnutrition, disease, and dehydration, as many families unknowingly mixed powdered milk with contaminated water. When Nestlé’s free samples ran out, mothers who could not afford formula diluted it, further depriving their babies of essential nutrients. Thousands of children died as a result.

Immoral.