Dr. Yasmine Motarjemi joined Nestlé in 2000 as its corporate food safety manager and was in charge of food safety at the global level. She continuously raised concerns related to food safety and mishandling of food safety management: as an example, in 2005 Dr. Motarjemi “advocated for transparency in a situation in which infant formula had to be recalled because of a presence of ink from the packaging,” prior WNN reporting states. She was subjected to harsh retaliation for her whistleblowing and entered into a court battle with Nestlé in 2011. Now, Dr. Motarjemi is advocating for change in whistleblower laws, supporting other whistleblowers, and hoping that her story spurs change.

Failures in the Whistleblowing System and Helping Out Fellow Whistleblowers

Dr. Motarjemi told WNN that she has been advocating for whistleblowing and supporting other whistleblowers like Stephanie Gibaud, who “assisted French authorities during the 2011 French Open in obtaining evidence on how UBS illegally courted clients in France to hide their assets in the Swiss bank.” According to WNN, “Gibaud’s assistance helped lead to nearly 2 billion euros in penalties against UBS.” Gibaud was fired from her job in 2021 and sought 3.5 million as a whistleblower award, but in 2018 “the Paris administrative court only awarded her 3,500,” WNN reported. “This case robbed me of my entire life,” Gibaud told judges in July.

Dr. Motarjemi provided updates on the toll whistleblowing has taken on Gibaud, saying,...

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