Milk protest staged at Nestle HQ

Demonstrators have gathered at Nestle's London headquarters to protest over the firm's marketing of powdered baby milk.

Baby Milk Action group claims Nestle is aggressive and unethical in marketing milk formula to the developing world.

Protesters who gathered outside the company's Croydon base say breast feeding should be encouraged instead.

Nestle insists it globally adopts the World Heath Organisation (WHO) code and does not promote infant formula in the developing world.

Patti Rundall, of Baby Milk Action, said Nestle were continuing to fail to conform to a code designed to regulate the marketing of breast milk substitutes.

"We want them to stop marketing and promoting their products and putting babies lives at risk all around the world," she said.

The Nestle website said the WHO code is voluntarily adopted as a minimum standard.