Swiss food giant Nestle has been adding sugar to babyfood to help it stoke sales in Africa, Asia and Latin America – after cutting it from products sold in European markets, according to a report from an NGO.

Released on Tuesday by Swiss-based “global justice organisation” Public Eye, the report, entitled How Nestle gets children hooked on sugar in lower-income countries, accuses the company of “putting the health of babies at risk for profit”.

Discussing the results of an investigation carried out by Public Eye and the International Baby Food Action Network (IBFAN), the report says that added sugar was found in 93 percent of Nestle babyfood products sold in African, Asian and Latin American countries.

The amount of sugar added varied across markets, the study found.

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