- New labelling requirements for packaged food and beverages: As of July 2015 packaged food and beverage labels must show products’ saturated fat, other fats, sugar sodium and calorie contents, in that order, on the front face of the package.
- Regulations on alcoholic drinks labelling and packaging: With the aim of improving product traceability and curbing illegal alcohol sales and tax evasion, Mexico now requires that alcoholic drinks labelling include a batch number ID and that alcoholic drinks be packaged in glass, PET, aluminum, laminated cardboard or stainless steel kegs. The Ministry of Health must approve the use of any other packaging materials.
- Strict requirements for beauty and personal care and home care product labelling: The law known as NOM-141-SSA1-2012 enumerates specific requirements for beauty and personal care product labels, including that the product denomination be in Spanish and that the label show the brand owner name and address, country of origin, production batch code. Additionally, product contents must be visible on the main packaging face and the label must show usage instructions or the phrase “read attached instructions and list ingredients in quantitative decreasing order. Products that pose health risks or are corrosive or flammable must be packaged in child-resistant containers. Solid tablets for air care or toilet care, for example, must also be sold in child-resistant packs.
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