What did the Profeco study find?
Sheffield said the study found important data on the nutritional value of instant soups from 33 brands, which is very low. Not only that: packaging and misleading advertising would also play against the consumers of these products.
The full study will be published in the October issue of La Revista del Consumidor.
“Yes, without a doubt. At least two products are going to be recalled, by the way, both imported.”
Ricardo Sheffield Padilla, head of Profeco
What instant soups will Profeco ban?
Although it is still unknown which brands will be banned for sale, Profeco found in an August 2020 study that soup Maruchan can cause a headache: “Instant damage” is the title of the article published in that edition of La Revista del Consumidor .
In addition, due to its excess sodium and monosodium glutamate content, it can also cause rapid heartbeat, chest pain, numbness in the mouth and other symptoms.