The Ministry of Economy and the Ministry of Health extend the implementation period for nutritional labeling / @SE_mx >>>

#Economy.- The Ministry of Economy, through the Unit for Regulation, Competitiveness, and Competition, in coordination with the Ministry of Health, through the Federal Commission for the Protection against Sanitary Risks (COFEPRIS), informs companies in the prepackaged food and non-alcoholic beverage sector that, through a joint agreement, it has been decided to extend the deadline for the second phase of implementation of the evaluation criteria for supplementary nutritional information established in the Mexican Official Standard NOM-051-SCFI/SSA1-2010.

This decision, made based on the applicable legal frameworks and considering the principles of legal certainty, transparency, and regulatory improvement, was published in the Official Gazette of the Federation (DOF) today and responds to the need to have adequate technical conditions for the transition to the third phase of compliance.

What does this extension imply for companies?

The period for the second phase of supplementary nutritional labeling is extended from October 1, 2023, to December 31, 2025, thus granting three additional months for compliance under current criteria.
The start of the third phase is postponed to January 1, 2026, at which time the full application of the provisions contained in Section 4.5.3 and Table 6 of the amendment to NOM-051 will be mandatory.
This measure allows the National Standardization Advisory Committees of the Ministry of Economy and Finance (SE) and COFEPRIS to advance with the technical analysis of Section 4.5.3, in accordance with the 2025 National Quality Infrastructure Program, published on February 17 of this year.
Regulatory context:

NOM-051 regulates the general labeling specifications for pre-packaged foods and non-alcoholic beverages, regarding commercial and health information. The amendment published on March 27, 2020, established a phased implementation of nutritional profiles in three phases, with the aim of improving consumer information and encouraging informed purchasing decisions.

Institutional Commitment:

This agreement was signed by Andrea Genoveva Solano Rendón, head of the Regulation, Competitiveness, and Competition Unit of the Ministry of Economy, and Armida Zúñiga Estrada, Federal Commissioner for Protection against Health Risks. Both institutions reiterate their commitment to moving toward clear, viable regulations supported by scientific and technical evidence.

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