25. The Formula (Nestlé Boycott of 1977)
An international boycott ensues after a multinational corporation is accused of contributing to the deaths of millions of infants around the world.
Prelude: Baby milk tainted with an industrial chemical leads to over 300,000 illnesses and 6 deaths in China.
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hey cc this is an old video so i dont know if youll ever see this but i relisten to your content often, its my comfort show so to speak. some people may find it depressing and certainly it doesn't lift my spirits often but I love facts and information. during the rest of my day, i do my best to help, i leave every place cleaner than i found it and i try to improve every persons life who mine crosses. your content keeps me sane. for work, i make coffee for very important people (vip lol) and thats what I do, I like to believe that mocha i made extra good will help humanity in the long run but I dont know. Ill never know. your content? keeps me sane as i make a childs day brighter and i guess thats what matters. i hope you see this and know there is true meaning in your work
Thank you!
FAAAAAAACCCCCK!!!🤯🤬🤬🤬 *sighs heavily as they think about all the companies shite residing in they Fackin cabinet. #DonateIt #BuyNeverMore 🖕🍫
By far my favorite episode!
If you ever are looking for more swindled content, there's a whole heap of corruption and white collar crime schemes in china, it's kinda sad :( But yeah, if you google up formula smuggling, it's a huge grey market industry for chinese travelers, so much so that neighboring areas such as hong kong, korea, and australia put a limit on how much you can buy to prevent mass purchase and resale
My nipples were bleeding my baby wouldnt latch on and was starving, my midwife stuck to her guns reeling off her "Breast is best" mantra. I told her to either get her tots out and feed him or hand me a bittle of formula. Thankfully she gave the formula.
Don’t get me wrong. I love the podcast! Just a topic that strikes an emotion in me.
Thanks! I just don't want anyone to feel like it was an attack on those who choose to use formula.
My thought is the swindled always deals with difficult topics and we need to recognize that and be supportive (those of us who love it) to ensure it doesn't get watered down. In this case, it was less about the merits of breastfeeding and more about promoting a choice amongst certain groups of consumers who really only had one good choice.
Just have to say..formula feeding is not only for women who can’t produce milk. It’s a choice every woman has the right to make. Both of my kids were formula fed by choice and they are happy and healthy. I hate when women are made to feel bad when they don’t choose to breastfeed.
Hi Jessica. As I said in the episode, formula feeding is a perfectly acceptable alternative to breast feeding for those of us who are able to afford it and lucky enough to live in places with access to clean water.
I saw you caught some crap. I dont believe the woman who was upset actually listened to the episode. You never took a stance and said one was better than the other. Also formula is for those who cannot produce milk or not produce enough. This can be very hard and stressful on women, and I feel you were put on blast by her without her actually listening.
Thank you for this. I was the first mother-infant that I had seen breastfeeding and receiving multiple cases of free formula only strengthened my resolve. My amazing 15 yo won’t touch anything Nestle. Knowledge is better than good.
Holy Shit is right! I had no clue it was this bad. Boycotting.
Well, now I'm glad I did not buy that Caramac earlier when I went to the shop. I knew they were bad, I didn't know they were that bad.
Oh ya, this episode is going to make my blood boil! Nestle is scum.