Ethical Consumerism
- FTC bans fake reviewswww.cnbc.com FTC bans fake online reviews, inflated social media influence; rule takes effect in October
Amazon sued more than 10,000 Facebook group administrators in July 2022 for allegedly brokering fake reviews.
cross-posted from: https://lemmynsfw.com/post/15034200
> Takes effect in October, finally some good news
- What's your list of banned brands?
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ca/post/25348904
> What brands do you avoid at all cost? > I don't keep up with the news all that much, and many of the reasons to avoid something don't make it there anyway. So I'm asking here to make a big list of things to avoid. It could be anything from bad security practices to really frustrating packaging. Working as a cashier myself, I definitely know there are plenty of brands I avoid purely on the basis that their product is a pain to stock. > > On the flip side, what's the alternative? If you avoid Pepsi, for example, what do you turn to instead?
- Report finds Nestlé adds sugars to baby food in low-income countrieswww.nbcnews.com Report finds Nestlé adds sugars to baby food in low-income countries
Experts say there can be long-term health consequences for babies and infants who consume too much sugar at a young age.
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/15047303
> Report finds Nestlé adds sugars to baby food in low-income countries > > Experts say there can be long-term health consequences for babies and infants who consume too much sugar at a young age. > > In Switzerland, the label of Nestlé’s Cerelac baby cereal says it contains “no added sugar.” But in Senegal and South Africa, the same product has 6 grams of added sugar per serving, according to a recent Public Eye investigation. And in the Philippines, one serving of a version of the Cerelac cereal for babies 1 to 6 months old contains a whopping 7.3 grams of added sugar, the equivalent of almost two teaspoons. > > This “double standard” for how Nestlé creates and markets its popular baby food brands around the world was alleged in a report from Public Eye, an independent nonpartisan Swiss-based investigative organization, and International Baby Food Action Network. > > The groups allege that Nestlé adds sugars and honey to some of its baby cereal and formula in lower-income countries, while products sold in Europe and other countries are advertised with “no added sugars.” The disparities uncovered in the report, which was published in the BMJ in April, has raised alarms among global health experts.