With the purpose of establishing the obligation for establishments dedicated to the preparation and service of food and beverages for fast consumption to clearly advertise the amount of calories contained in their products, Congresswoman Araceli Geraldo Núñez presented an initiative to reform the Public Health Law of the State of Baja California.

In this regard, the legislator recalled that on November 8, 2019, a decree was published in the Official Gazette of the Federation that reformed various provisions of the General Health Law, regarding overweight, obesity and labeling of food and non-alcoholic beverages.

He pointed out that, in the current context, where the pace of life is accelerated, the population consumes approximately one third of its calories outside the home, through foods that, in general, contain higher amounts of calories, sodium and saturated fats compared to those prepared at home. In addition, per capita consumption of ultra-processed foods remains high.