Post by account_disabled on Mar 6, 2024 0:56:03 GMT -5
In Mexico the front labeling of processed foods and beverages of national or foreign manufacture is recently regulated by the Official Mexican Standard (NOM) 051 SCFI/SSA1-2010 , which indicates that all containers must show the nutritional information corresponding to the calorie content, saturated fats, sugars and sodium.
This labeling is intended for the consumer to quickly identify products with excess of the aforementioned critical nutrients.
With the rule, the federal administration Chile Mobile Number List complies with the recent modification of the General Health Law, approved by the Congress of the Union, in order to firmly confront the epidemic of overweight and obesity that so harms the population and the competitiveness of the country.
This modification was endorsed on January 24 by the National Normalization Advisory Committees of the Ministry of Economy and the Health Regulation and Promotion Committee of the Federal Commission for the Protection against Health Risks (Cofepris).
Benefits
Mexico is one of the most obese countries in the world, therefore the new regulation of the labeling standard is a victory for those activists who demanded warning labeling on products with high calorie content.
The new rules will require octagonal “stop” signs to be printed on the front of packages with legends such as: “high in calories,” “excessive salt,” or “high in saturated fat,” among others.
Current labeling rules require that you only list how much a product contains of the recommended daily intake of its main ingredients.
This is a great advance, since previously food labeling was incomprehensible.
Each company lists “servings” for their consideration—in one study, only 3% of nutrition students could correctly interpret the labels. For example, some products use 30 grams as a comparative standard, others 100 grams.
Alejandro Calvillo, consumer rights activist.
Now, products will have special warnings for ingredients such as caffeine and trans fats, not recommended for minors.
Obesity, a problem in Mexico
Mexico is one of the most obese countries in the world. For this reason, the aim is to ensure that with food labeling, each person is more aware of what the product they are going to consume contains.
The labels will be more visible and understandable, and it is expected to reduce the percentage of obese people in the country.
According to a study carried out by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), it revealed that Mexico is set to lose the greatest amount of life expectancy – an average of at least four years – due to problems related to obesity. .
In the coming years, the country could lose more than 5% of its Gross Domestic Product (GDP) due to obesity-related problems, including lost work hours and health costs.
Health authorities indicate that around 39% of Mexicans are overweight and 36% obese. Approximately 10% of Mexicans suffer from some type of diabetes.
The contrast
Given this initiative, the Mexican Council of the Consumer Products Industry (ConMéxico) pointed out that the change from the front labeling of foods and beverages to one of warning seals could be non-transparent and impact the business environment.
Mandatory traffic light labeling in the United Kingdom
According to Lorena Cerdán, director of said Council, this type of regulation does not achieve the objective: " it is confusing, opaque and does not give us certainty. Although without a doubt the discussion for us is how to have the best possible labeling and that the consumer has the best information.”
Is it possible that this initiative will cause a significant change in the consumption and diet of Mexicans or is the current labeling better.
This labeling is intended for the consumer to quickly identify products with excess of the aforementioned critical nutrients.
With the rule, the federal administration Chile Mobile Number List complies with the recent modification of the General Health Law, approved by the Congress of the Union, in order to firmly confront the epidemic of overweight and obesity that so harms the population and the competitiveness of the country.
This modification was endorsed on January 24 by the National Normalization Advisory Committees of the Ministry of Economy and the Health Regulation and Promotion Committee of the Federal Commission for the Protection against Health Risks (Cofepris).
Benefits
Mexico is one of the most obese countries in the world, therefore the new regulation of the labeling standard is a victory for those activists who demanded warning labeling on products with high calorie content.
The new rules will require octagonal “stop” signs to be printed on the front of packages with legends such as: “high in calories,” “excessive salt,” or “high in saturated fat,” among others.
Current labeling rules require that you only list how much a product contains of the recommended daily intake of its main ingredients.
This is a great advance, since previously food labeling was incomprehensible.
Each company lists “servings” for their consideration—in one study, only 3% of nutrition students could correctly interpret the labels. For example, some products use 30 grams as a comparative standard, others 100 grams.
Alejandro Calvillo, consumer rights activist.
Now, products will have special warnings for ingredients such as caffeine and trans fats, not recommended for minors.
Obesity, a problem in Mexico
Mexico is one of the most obese countries in the world. For this reason, the aim is to ensure that with food labeling, each person is more aware of what the product they are going to consume contains.
The labels will be more visible and understandable, and it is expected to reduce the percentage of obese people in the country.
According to a study carried out by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), it revealed that Mexico is set to lose the greatest amount of life expectancy – an average of at least four years – due to problems related to obesity. .
In the coming years, the country could lose more than 5% of its Gross Domestic Product (GDP) due to obesity-related problems, including lost work hours and health costs.
Health authorities indicate that around 39% of Mexicans are overweight and 36% obese. Approximately 10% of Mexicans suffer from some type of diabetes.
The contrast
Given this initiative, the Mexican Council of the Consumer Products Industry (ConMéxico) pointed out that the change from the front labeling of foods and beverages to one of warning seals could be non-transparent and impact the business environment.
Mandatory traffic light labeling in the United Kingdom
According to Lorena Cerdán, director of said Council, this type of regulation does not achieve the objective: " it is confusing, opaque and does not give us certainty. Although without a doubt the discussion for us is how to have the best possible labeling and that the consumer has the best information.”
Is it possible that this initiative will cause a significant change in the consumption and diet of Mexicans or is the current labeling better.