Nestle has been accused of breaching the Infant Milk Substitutes (IMS) Act in India by sponsoring a doctors workshop. Union Health Secretary Preeti Sudan informed the Ministry of Women and Child Development — in charge of enforcing the IMS Act but currently without district-assigned authorisers — of the violation by the company’s non-profit Nestle Nutrition Institute (NNI) when it organised a scientific programme at a Maharashtra hotel last October. Sudan noted that infant milk producers are prohibited from sponsoring health professionals or related associations. The ministry had sent an official notice to Nestle, asking for details about its activities on behalf of NNI and whether any such activity was being carried out through NDI.
Nestle has been accused of breaching the Infant Milk Substitutes (IMS) Act in India by sponsoring a doctors workshop. Union Health Secretary Preeti Sudan informed the Ministry of Women and Child Development — in charge of enforcing the IMS Act but currently without district-assigned authorisers — of the violation by the company’s non-profit Nestle Nutrition Institute (NNI) when it organised a scientific programme at a Maharashtra hotel last October. Sudan noted that infant milk producers are prohibited from sponsoring health professionals or related associations. Nestle India said none of its products are integrated into NNI workshops but did not deny its sponsorship.