Nestlé and Danone: Stop Feeding Babies Plastic

Parents buy baby food trusting that companies like Nestlé and Danone are putting babies’ health first. New testing suggests that trust may be dangerously misplaced.

Greenpeace-commissioned laboratory testing found microplastics in baby food pouches sold by Nestlé’s Gerber and Danone’s Happy Baby Organics. Researchers estimated that a full Gerber pouch could contain more than 5,000 microplastic particles — and a full Happy Baby pouch could contain more than 11,000.

No parent should have to wonder whether feeding their child means feeding them plastic.

Tell Nestlé CEO Philipp Navratil and Danone CEO Antoine de Saint-Affrique: Test your baby food pouches, release the results, and transition to safer packaging now.

Baby food pouches have exploded in popularity, with U.S. sales reportedly rising about 900% between 2010 and 2023. These products are marketed as convenient, safe, and family-friendly — but Greenpeace’s report warns that plastic spout pouches may expose babies to tiny plastic fragments and packaging-related chemicals.

Babies and toddlers are still developing. Their bodies should not be the testing ground for plastic-lined packaging, vague safety assurances, or corporate convenience.

Nestlé and Danone depend on parents’ trust. If they want to keep that trust, they need to publicly disclose what they know, independently test every pouch product, remove hazardous plastics and chemicals from baby food packaging, and move quickly to safer, non-toxic alternatives.

Add your name now and demand that Nestlé and Danone stop selling baby food in packaging that may expose infants and toddlers to plastic contamination.

The petition to Nestlé CEO Philipp Navratil and Danone CEO Antoine de Saint-Affrique reads:

“Immediately conduct independent testing for microplastics and plastic-associated chemicals in your baby food pouches, publicly release the results, transition to safer non-toxic packaging, and stop selling baby food in packaging that may expose infants and toddlers to plastic contamination.”