Expertos dicen que la calidad de las grasas importa más que la cantidad
Tuesday, March 3rd, 2009Desde el Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública (INSP): Expertos a nivel mundial acuerdan que la calidad de las grasas que se consumen es más importante que la cantidad Los mexicanos consumen más del 40% de grasas saturadas de lo recomendado Existe gran confusión sobre el tipo de grasas que existen, así como la cantidad a […]
LAC Consumer Groups Target “Junk Food”
Thursday, December 25th, 2008In my earlier post about the Mexican industry code on advertising of food and beverages directed to children, I discussed efforts in Latin America (here, here, here, here, here and here) to get high-calorie and/or high-fat and/or high-sugar and/or salty foods out of schools and the push by consumer groups, led by Consumer International (CI), […]
A Mexican Code on Food/Beverage Advertising to Children
Tuesday, December 16th, 2008Recently the food and beverage industry in Mexico agreed on Code of Self-Regulation on the Advertising of Food and Beverages Directed at Children (Código de Autorregulación de Publicidad de Alimentos y Bebidas dirigida a Público Infantil – PABI). The code of conduct, signed by companies representing about 70% of advertising in Mexico in the sector […]