He writes: "Thirty years ago Nestlé's practices in marketing infant formula inappropriately were condemned across the world. Today they have cleaned up their act.

"Their marketing and distribution practices are tougher and tighter even than international agreements require."

Sorry Tom, but this is utter rubbish as the results of a global monitoring project with evidence from 67 countries demonstrated in the report Breaking the Rules, Stretching the Rules, published in November 2007.

This shows Nestlé continues to break international marketing standards in a systematic way and is the worst of the baby food companies.

Perhaps you didn't notice and Nestlé didn't tell you, but as you were enjoying Nestlé hospitality, it was promoting formula with prohibited advertising in supermarkets in South Africa.

Such shelf-talkers are a clear violation of the World Health Assembly marketing requirements for breastmilk substitutes, as are the health claims on the labels.

Mike Brady

Campaigns and Networking Coordinator

Baby Milk Action