Mexico: Front of Pack Labeling Manual Published

  |   Attaché Report (GAIN)   |   MX2021-0032

On May 24, Mexico’s Health and Sanitary Risks Authority (COFEPRIS) published a manual to provide clarity to the commercial and sanitary information required for processed foods and non-alcoholic beverages and provided further instruction on proper labeling formats as required by NOM-051 Front of Package Labeling Law. This report intends to inform U.S. Processed Foods and Non-Alcoholic Beverage companies interested in the Mexican market about the manual for the Front of Pack Labeling Law that entered into force on October 1, 2020. This report serves as a courtesy translation of the manual.

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