Table 1 Description of major changes proposed in the NOM-051 modification project
From: Analysis of stakeholders’ responses to the food warning labels regulation in Mexico
Section | Description of the NOM-051 modification project section |
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Front-of-pack labelling (warning labels and caption) | Included five labels for prepackaged food and beverages that exceeded the nutrient profile for energy, sugar, trans and saturated fats, and sodium that will be used under specific criteria: - Excess calories label will be used on (1) foods with 275 or more calories per 100 g, (2) beverages with 70 or more calories per 100 mL or (3) beverages with 8 calories or more of free sugars per 100 mL - Excess sugar label will be used on products whose sugar content is 10% or more of the total calories - Excess saturated fats label will be used if the product saturated fat content is 10% or more of the total calories - Excess trans fats will be used if the product’s trans fats content is 1% or more of the total calories - Excess sodium label will be used in (1) foods with 1 mg or more sodium per calorie, (2) beverages and packaged foods with 300 mg or more sodium and (3) noncaloric beverages with 45 mg or more sodium It also included the label “Contains sweeteners, avoid in children” for those prepackaged food and beverages containing sweeteners In total, it included six labels:
Below all warning labels, the caption “Ministry of Health” was included |
Included the “Contains caffeine—avoid in children” warning caption to indicate when the prepackaged food or beverage contained caffeine
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Included six numeric warning labels, which represented the number of warning labels in the product. This was meant only for products whose main display area was smaller than 20 cm2
Below all numeric warning labels, the caption "Ministry of Health" was included | |
Nutrition declaration | A list of ingredients must appear on the label in descending order of proportions. Sugars must be declared, grouped by the list in parentheses with the specific names of all free sugars present in the prepackaged product |
Endorsements | The label must not include a written, graphic or descriptive form indicating that the product, its use or ingredients or any other characteristic is recommended or endorsed by societies or professional associations |
Advertising | If the product contains a warning label, it must not use characters, drawings, celebrities, gifts, offers, toys or contests, offers related to the price or content, visual/spatial games or social network advertisements on the product which encourage its consumption |
Nutrition and health claims | Can use nutrition and health claims only when a product does not contain a warning label |
Substitute product | In substitute products, included the caption “Substitute product”
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