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Mexico Provides Food Industry Labeling Flexibility

Posted on March 25, 2021

Mexico’s Federal Consumer Attorney’s Office (PROFECO) and other Mexican agencies have recently agreed to provide the food industry with more flexibility to comply with requirements in the Official Mexican Standard

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Multiple States in Mexico Move to Ban “Junk Food” to Curb Obesity in Children

Posted on August 20, 2020

New laws in several Mexican states will place a complete ban on the sale of food high in sugar to children, which will include harsh penalties on any sellers that

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Mexico Allows Food and Beverage Companies to Use Provisional Stickers to Comply with Official Mexican Standard NOM-051

Posted on June 18, 2020

In response to the Mexican Council of the Consumer Products Industry’s (“ConMéxico”) request for the postponement of Official Mexican Standard NOM-051 (“NOM-051”), Mexican authorities have stated that food

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Mexican Chamber of Deputies Approves Bill that Prohibits Use of Dairy Terms on Plant-Based Alternatives

Posted on January 9, 2020

In late December 2019, Mexico’s Chamber of Deputies’ voted in favor of a reform to the Ley de la Propiedad Industrial (“Industrial and Federal Property of Consumer Protection law”), which

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Mexico’s Lower House Passes Front-of-Pack Labeling Bill

Posted on October 17, 2019

On October 11, Mexico’s lower legislative house passed a bill that would require manufacturers to place front-of-pack (FOP) warning labels on food high in sugar, sodium, or saturated fat. The

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U.S. Senators Urge Trump Administration to Protect Use of Cheese Names in NAFTA (Law360 subscription required)

Posted on May 16, 2018

On May 14, 2018, two dozen U.S. senators urged the Trump administration to protect the use of common cheese names in the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). Spearheaded by

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