Here are the baby cereals that Profeco asked to remove from the market

Ricardo Sheffield Padille, holder of the Federal consumer prosecutor (Profeco)pointed out in recent days that the Federal Commission for Protection against Health Risks (Cofepris) is obliged to withdraw from the market the Cerelac baby cereal brand, that contains branded milk Nestlethis for having violated the regulations applicable to him.

“There Cofepris did not act and the information has already been sent to them (from prophecy), hope they act soon, as this is a violation of the NOM-131-SSA1-2012products and services. infant formula, continued and for special nutritional needs. Foods and non-alcoholic beverages for infants and young children. Provisions and Specifications health and nutrition“said the head of the institution in charge of consumer protection.

He explained that this standard was published in 2012, so it cannot be said that they ignore said regulation which requires that cereals have no milk. “No one can plead ignorance, nor authority, nor enterprise.”

For violating the Official Mexican Standard (NOM) for Infant Formula, the Profeco asked the cofepris discover baby wheat cereal with milk. “Nestlé Cerelac milk, reduced sugar, already brings the milk and the standard establishes that the milk must be added and preferably maternal”. In order not to comply with this standard, the said cereal must exit the market, which is not the responsibility of Profeco but of Cofepris.

In addition to not sticking to NAMEis the most expensive product in the range of baby cereals, because its price is 187 pesos, when the average price is 50 pesos.

In addition, Profeco carried out a study on cereals and foods for infants and young children. The objective of this study of the quality of cereals and foods for infants and children was to determine their nutritional content, as well as to inform the consumer about their quality.

There prophecythrough General Directorate of the National Consumer Protection Laboratory, analyzed 30 productsof which, three were baby cerealone reduced sugar infant cereal, one organic toddler cereal, three infant foods, seven toddler foods and six infant and toddler cookies.

For this study, its business information, net content, nutritional information, protein content, fat, carbohydrates, sugars and energy content of the products per 100 grams and per serving were evaluated.

Among the results, concerning commercial information, the Profeco found that almost all of it complies with the regulations, with the exception of Cerelac Nestlé reduced in sugar.

At a press conference, the Head of Government of Mexico City (CDMX), Claudia Sheinbaumreported a few days ago on the new mandatory guidelines that must be followed by restaurants, inns and other establishments dedicated to food. It was revealed that from the past February 28food establishments must display your menu at the entrancea rule that emerged after several consumers filed complaints about certain CDMX businesses.

Likewise, it was revealed that the On February 28, the new regulations were published in the Gaceta de la Ciudad de México, prepared in collaboration with the Federal consumer prosecutor (Profeco) and the National Chamber of Catering (Canirac).

The conference also revealed the Mexico City neighborhoods Or prophecy received more complaints. At the media conference, he was the head of the agency, Ricardo Sheffield Padille, who referred to the complaints that the institution received throughout the year 2022.

“Comment to them that in general, last year we had very few complaints for restaurants, it is a very mature service sector, where there is a lot of competition at the national level, particularly here in the Mexico”explained the head of Profeco, who assured that most of the calls they handled went to terraces.

“569 complaints were in total last year, very few; of those, yes Mexico City with several, but just here a block away, they topped over 100 of those 500 complaints to businesses here from the terraces,” he said. Ricardo Sheffield.

“We haven’t had any problems like this, especially from Profeco on the coast of Veracruz and in the Zócalo terraces, a bit like XochimilcoApart from these three points, there is really no serious situation,” the official added.