The Ministry of Economy has published in the Official Journal of the Federation (DOF in Spanish) the “Agreement to extend the deadline for the second phase and to update the start of the third phase established in the Second Transitional Article of the Modification to the Official Mexican Standard NOM-051-SCFI/SSA1-2010, General specifications for labeling of prepackaged non-alcoholic food and beverages – Commercial and health information, published on April 5, 2010, and published on March 27, 2020.
AGREEMENT
SOLE. The deadline for the second phase is extended and the start of the third phase established in the Second Transitional Article of the Modification to the Official Mexican Standard NOM-051-SCFI/SSA1-2010, General specifications for labeling of prepackaged non-alcoholic food and beverages – Commercial and health information, published on April 5, 2010, and published on March 27, 2020, is updated as follows:
SECOND. For the calculation and evaluation of the values and profiles related to the complementary nutritional information, THREE distinct PHASES will be progressively established, the last of which will be verified starting January 1, 2028, as follows:
FIRST PHASE. …
SECOND PHASE. From October 1, 2023, to December 31, 2027 (4 YEARS and 3 MONTHS), the calculation and evaluation of the complementary nutritional information will be carried out with the following criteria and values:
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THIRD PHASE. Starting January 1, 2028, the calculation and evaluation of the complementary nutritional information will be carried out by fully applying the provisions contained in subsections 4.5.3, as well as Table 6 of the modification to the standard regarding Nutritional Profiles.