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According to the government of Mexico City, 64 percent of the population uses the front labeling of food and non-alcoholic beverages as a consumption guide.
Tortillas and bread are the most consumed foods in Mexico.
According to EFE, private consumption in Mexico increased by 8.2 percent in 2021 after the 11 percent collapse in 2020, caused by the covid-19 pandemic.
In Mexico the most consumed foods are: he Bread, tortillas, meat and eggshowever, there are various products that need have a label to establish the amount of sugars, salts, calories and much more to inform the consumer what is included in the product they are buying.
According to a study by Kantar, it revealed that Mexicans also consume Froutes and vegetables by 23 percent, as well as carbohydrates, which registered 22 percent, which make up the most consumed food groups in our country.
On the other hand, the consumption of products processed in Mexico is more than 19 billion tons, making it the third country American in obtaining a higher consumption value, being bread and tortillas the most consumed.
In addition, the new rules of sale of products of foodmust contain through their packaging or packaging, a label indicating that both sugarssodium or calories the product has prior to consumption, as this helps the population choose healthy foods in order to reduce diseases such as diabetes or obesity.
It should be noted that the publication of labeling the products is released on March 27, 2020 and it entered into force on October 1 of the same year. where the brands dedicated to the sale of processed products had to put the seals outside their packaging to provide more information to the consumer.
What are the labels that the processed products have?
The labels are made up of 5 stamps and these have the warning in the shape of an octagonwhich indicate when the product contains excess nutrients and ingredients such as: calories, saturated fat, trans fat, sugar and sodium.
In the event that the products do not have the label, they will receive economic fines, which can come out around 781 thousand 920 pesos, according to information revealed by “El Financiero”.
On the other hand, it is It is important that you know this type of information regarding the labeling of the products so that you can know various details of the food that you buy in stores or supermarkets in order to have a good diet to avoid damage to health.