More than 60% of Nestl's consumer food and beverage products do not meet an internationally recognized health standard, according to internal company documents seen by the Financial Times .

"Some of our categories and products will never be 'healthy' no matter how much we renovate," the company said in a presentation seen by top executives at the world's largest food conglomerate.

The definition of "healthy" comes from the Australian health star rating system, which scores products on a five-star scale and is used by international researchers including the Access to Nutrition Foundation. A product must score at least 3.5 stars to be considered healthy.

"We have made significant improvements to our products ... [but] our portfolio still underperforms against external definitions of health in a landscape where regulatory pressure and consumer demands are skyrocketing," the presentation said.

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