Mexico Could Set New Labeling Thresholds for Certain Imports, USDA Says
USDA’s Foreign Agricultural Service reminded exporters last week of a recent development in Mexico’s implementation plan for new import labeling requirements, which could impact U.S. exports. Phase two of the implementation, which began Oct. 1, will include “changes to mandatory evaluation and calculation levels for caloric value, sodium and sugar” for certain processed foods and nonalcoholic drinks, the agency said. Mexican authorities will be assessing whether they should set “new thresholds for ingredients determined as excessive,” and those products could be subject to a “new warning label or a precautionary legend.”
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Imports that don’t have the required labeling markers can still enter Mexico “and be stickered before entering into commerce,” USDA said, but without the stickers, those products can’t enter the country’s commerce and the shippers involved could be subject to fines. U.S. exporters “should work with reliable importers to ensure new labeling requirements are correctly implemented,” USDA said.