The Ministry of Economy, through the Regulations, Competitiveness and Competition Unit, in coordination with the Ministry of Health, through the Federal Commission for the Protection against Health Risks (COFEPRIS in Spanish), inform companies in the pre-packaged food and non-alcoholic beverages sector that, through a joint agreement, it has been decided to extend the deadline for the second phase of implementation of the criteria for the evaluation of complementary nutritional information established in the Mexican Official Standard NOM-051-SCFI/SSA1-2010.

This decision, taken based on the applicable legal frameworks and considering the principles of legal certainty, transparency and regulatory improvement, was published today in the Official Journal of the Federation (DOF in Spanish) and responds to the need for adequate technical conditions for the transition to the third phase of compliance.

• The period of the second phase of complementary nutritional labeling is extended from October 1, 2023 to December 31, 2025, thus granting three additional months for compliance under the current criteria.
• The start of the third phase is deferred to January 1, 2026, at which time it will be mandatory to fully apply the provisions contained in numeral 4.5.3 and Table 6 of the NOM-051 amendment.
• The measure allows the National Standardization Advisory Committees of the SE and COFEPRIS to move forward with the technical analysis of numeral 4.5.3, in accordance with the National Quality Infrastructure Program 2025, published on February 17 of this year.