Más País-Verdes-Equo within the Plural parliamentary group- has asked the Government for a moratorium against macro-farms and a labeling of animal feed that indicates its origin and the type of livestock it comes from.
The European Commission plans to present by the end of 2023 a “sustainable labeling” system that will cover the nutritional, climate, environmental and social aspects of food products. The objective of this initiative, which is part of the ‘From Farm to Fork’ strategy, is to “empower” consumers so that they can make informed and sustainable decisions about the food they buy.
The Union of Small Farmers and Ranchers (UPA in Spanish) has proposed to the Ministry of Consumption to promote a differentiation in labeling for food produced on family farms and livestock.
Due to non-compliance with the labeling for prepackaged food and non-alcoholic beverages, the Federal Consumer Protection Office (Profeco in Spanish) immobilized more than 380,000 products, mainly Kellogg’s brand cereals, the agency reported. Profeco explained that together with the Federal Commission for the Protection against Sanitary Risks (Cofepris in Spanish) they carried out the first joint operation of the year to verify the correct application of NOM-051, related to food labeling to alert the population about the excessive content of nutrients in products.
The purpose of the new Resolution (Nº 137 – Official Gazette 42.271) is to establish the guidelines that will complement the labeling of manufactured foods for human consumption, by placing a front label on the packaging label, in order to provide the final consumer with additional information about the sugar, saturated fat, and trans fat content in manufactured foods.
Manufactured foods with an added sugars, saturated fats and/or trans fats content added sugars, saturated fats and/or trans fats, equal or higher than the established, manufactured before the publication in the Official Gazette of this Resolution and during the first thirty-six (36) months after its publication, may be marketed until the expiration date thereof, using the labeling they have at the time of their distribution and commercialization.
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