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Table 4 Expectations and demands by stakeholder group in CONAMER public consultation of the NOM-051 modification project

From: Analysis of stakeholders’ responses to the food warning labels regulation in Mexico

 

Academia (n = 98)

%

Health professionals (n = 23)

%

NGOs

Industry (n = 113)

%

Government (n = 9)

%

Individuals (n = 325)

%

Total (n = 637)

%

PINGOs (n = 33)

%

BINGOs (n = 36)

%

Expectations

 Human rights

  The right to information would decrease

8.7

17.8

6.7

11.7

  The right to legal certainty would decrease

4.4

13.7

2.5

8.1

 Health and well-being

  Obesity and NCDs would decrease

30.0

36.4

30.8

2.2

5.8

5.3

  Product reformulation would decrease

10.0

30.4

2.5

15.0

8.7

  Eating habits would worsen

3.3

18.2

13.0

17.4

25.0

19.2

16.2

  Eating habits would improve

46.7

45.5

38.5

9.2

7.5

 Economy

  Employment would decrease

2.2

19.1

25.0

10.0

13.0

  Revenues and profits would decrease

15.2

27.0

25.0

15.8

19.8

 Impact on commercial relations

8.7

0.4

5.8

2.6

 Other not defined

10.0

30.8

17.4

2.1

25.0

11.7

7.0

Demands

 Technical changes to the NOM-051 modification project

  Maintain the sections of:

   Endorsements

6.2

8.2

11.1

4.2

1.9

4.1

   Nutrient content claims

7.6

6.1

9.7

0.8

3.4

4.4

   Warning caption

4.1

4.1

6.9

0.9

4.2

4.2

3.6

   Portions

8.3

8.2

5.6

3.4

3.8

   Advertising

15.2

8.2

14.6

4.2

9.8

8.6

   Cutoff points for nutritional criteria

4.8

8.2

9.7

2.3

3.6

   Warning labels

21.4

10.2

14.6

8.3

13.6

11.0

   Nutrition facts label

10.3

8.2

9.7

0.8

0.9

4.2

3.4

5.2

   Other not defined

1.4

6.1

2.1

7.4

2.6

4.2

2.6

3.2

  Delete or modify the sections of:

   Endorsements, nutrition content claims and warning caption

2.1

4.2

13.1

9.5

8.3

2.6

5.2

   Portions

0.7

2.0

0.7

4.9

0.9

6.4

3.1

   Advertising

0.7

7.4

4.3

4.2

1.5

2.3

   Cutoff points for nutritional criteria

1.4

2.0

0.7

5.7

7.8

4.2

5.7

4.2

   Warning labels

2.8

2.0

13.1

5.2

12.5

9.4

6.4

   Nutrition facts label

4.1

4.1

6.6

3.5

8.3

1.9

3.1

 Modification of terms, definitions and numbering

2.8

3.5

8.2

3.5

12.5

4.2

4.3

 Longer implementation times

0.7

2.0

7.4

3.5

4.2

5.7

3.6

 Education and campaigns

2.1

6.1

2.8

9.0

5.2

8.3

6.0

5.2

 Revision of the NOM-051 modification project

10.7

46.6

4.2

7.2

10.1

 Other not defined

4.1

14.3

3.5

4.9

6.0

4.2

4.9

5.2

  1. CONAMER: National Commission for Regulatory Improvement; NOM: Official Mexican Standard; NGO: nongovernmental organization; PINGO: public interest nongovernmental organization; BINGO: business interest nongovernmental organization; NCDs: noncommunicable diseases