Revised Mexican Labeling Rules for Food and Beverages Take Effect Jan 1
The Foreign Agricultural Service has issued a Global Agricultural Information Network report on Mexico’s revised labeling requirements for pre-packaged food and non-alcoholic beverages (NOM-051-SCFI/SSA1-2010).
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Compliance with Revised NOM-051 Required January 1, 2011
All pre-packaged food products and non-alcoholic beverages (both domestic and imported) for retail sale directly to consumers are required to comply with the revised NOM-051 effective January 1, 2011.
Copies of Labels Must be Sent to Mexican Verification Units
The Mexican government has set up "verification units" that are authorized to evaluate that the labels of pre-packaged foods and non-alcoholic beverages comply with NOM-051. A copy of the labels must be sent to one of the verification units, which would review the label and advise whether any adjustments need to be made to ensure that it complies with NOM-051. Mexico has developed a mechanism to provide extensions to U.S. companies that will not be able to modify their labels to fulfill the requirements of the revised NOM.