The Mexican Coca -Cola industry (IMCC) announced in a statement last week that Coca -Cola stopped selling many products in elementary schools across Mexico as of Thursday.
The IMCC reads the statement that “firmly supports this strategy and shares the goal of contributing to the health care of women and children.”
“The IMCC strengthens its determination that it should not sell any product in its portfolio with warning labels or warnings in its front label at elementary schools in Mexico.”
The IMCC recently joined Mexico’s “Live Health, Live Happy” project, which is a strategy launched by President Claudia Shinebam on February 25.
The national strategy is aimed at prohibiting the sale of high-proclaimed and high-calorie foods and drinks in public and private schools, instead of training school authorities on menus, providing healthy alternatives. It promotes access to drinking water, can raise awareness among parents, and pressure the food industry to create more nutritious products.
According to the National Health Survey, 98% of Mexico’s schools sell, 95% of people sell sugar drinks.
In the meantime, obesity affects about 40% of children and adolescents in Mexico. The project aims to improve the health of 11 million elementary students and reduce public spending in the price of overweight diseases.
Studies have shown that Mexico is the highest consumers of Cocoa Cola globally, and the annual consumption rate is often estimated at 160 liters.
The policy of banning garbage in schools was published on September 30, 2024 at the Federation’s official Gazette (DOF).
DOF released the following standards for food and drink in schools:
- Foods must have a natural appearance or be processed in a lower level
- To provide seasonal fruits and vegetables
- For the foods of the animal’s appearance, only chicken like chicken and turkey is allowed, and should be made without fat and skin
- These dishes should be cooked using minimum sugar and oil
- Drinking water access must be guaranteed free
- Cafidate drinks are prohibited
In October, Education Minister Mario Delgado Told reporters At a press conference, “We are one of the world’s highest childhood obesity countries. It can no longer continue.”
New rules for unhealthy food and drink will come into effect from March 29. Schools that do not comply can be fined up to 545 to 5,450 pesos (US $ 27 and 3 273).
Selling drinks with warning labels will be banned in shops and street sellers around schools.
On March 12, a health campaign was launched in schools across the country. This program will provide health tests for 35,000 students from 2,094 elementary schools, including the height and weight of the students, the measurement of the weight, the eye and the oral health tests and the formation of digital records.
With reports from The sun of MexicoOvarian Zácalo magazine And Historian
