{"topic_id":"gain_mx2025-0049_mexico_03_labeling_requirements","category":"intl-2026","context":"---\ntopic_id: gain_mx2025-0049_mexico_03_labeling_requirements\ncategory: USDA-GAIN-INTL\ntitle: FAIRS Country Report Annual - Labeling Requirements (MX2025-0049)\nlang: en\nsource: USDA GAIN MX2025-0049 (December 02, 2025)\ndate_parsed: 2026-07-18\ntokens_estimated: 1931\nextra: {\"country\": \"Mexico\", \"report_id\": \"MX2025-0049\", \"report_date\": \"December 02, 2025\"}\n---\n\n# FAIRS Country Report Annual - Labeling Requirements\n\n**Report Number:** MX2025-0049\n**Date:** December 02, 2025\n**Country:** Mexico\n**Prepared By:** USDA FAS Foreign Agricultural Service\n**Source:** [USDA GAIN Report](https://apps.fas.usda.gov/newgainapi/api/Report/DownloadReportByFileName?fileName=FAIRS+Country+Report+Annual_Monterrey+ATO_Mexico_MX2025-0049.pdf)\n\n## Labeling Requirements\n\nSection II. Labeling Requirements\nProduct labeling requirements for pre-packed foods, non-alcoholic beverages, consumer-ready\nproducts, raw materials not destined for the final consumer, and bulk merchandise for sale is\nregulated under the Processed Foods and Non-Alcoholic Beverages-Commercial and Sanitary\nInformation (NOM-051). NOM-051 entered into force on January 1, 2011, and was last amended\non March 27, 2020. NOM-051 is jointly enforced by the Federal Consumer Protection Agency\n(PROFECO), part of the Ministry of Economy, and by COFEPRIS. Mexican importers and\ncustoms brokers responsible for clearing products must ensure that products adhere to NOM051. U.S. exporters should communicate closely with their Mexican importer regarding proper\nlabeling and related requirements.\n\n4\n\n\nThe original label in English may remain on the package if an additional one in Spanish is\naffixed. In other words, adhesive tags/stickers with information in Spanish are permitted if they\nremain adhered to the package until product reaches the end consumer. In addition, if the labels\ncontain more than one language, Spanish content must be in a font size equal to or larger than\nthose used for other languages. When a U.S. nutrition panel appears on the package, a second\npanel must be in Spanish, affixed over the U.S. nutrition panel.\nMandatory labeling requirements under NOM-051-SCFI-2010 include:\n Product Name/Product Description\n Brand Name\n Exporter's name and address\n Country of origin (Producto de EE.UU.)\n Importer's name, address, and RFC number (taxation number)\n List of Ingredients\n Net Content/Drained Mass\n Manufacturer and Importer's Information\n Batch Number\n Expiration Date: According to Codex General Standard for the Labeling of\nPrepackaged Foods, approved dating systems DD/MM/YY or MM/DD/YY\n Nutritional Information\n Products Sold in Multiple Packages: The information in NOM-051 indicates that\nthe data's location on the outer package, except for the batch number and the\nexpiration date, displaying it on each package. The individual package must\ninclude the statement \"Not Labeled for Individual Sale.\"\nOn October 1, 2019, Mexico's Lower Chamber amended the General Health Law pertaining to\nobesity and labeling of food and non-alcoholic related issues, including modifications to NOM051-SCFI-/Salud1-2010 (NOM-051). The second phase of this regulation ends on September 30,\n2025. Fulfillment of the third final phase is to be verified as of October 1, 2025.\nAssessment Phases for the Front Labeling System\nPhase I: from October 1, 2020, to September 30, 2023.\nPhase II: from October 1, 2023, to September 30, 2025.\nPhase III: comes into force on January 1, 2028. This phase stipulates full compliance of the\ncalculation and assessment of additional nutrient content set in section 4.5.3 and Table 6\n(Complementary Nutrient Content Statement) in NOM-051. Phase III establishes full\nimplementation of criteria for the evaluation of ingredients such as free sugars, saturated and\ntrans fats, and sodium in prepackaged foods and beverages. It is mandatory for companies to\naccurately measure these ingredients and ensure compliance with the limits and values\nestablished in NOM-051. For the complete framework of modifications to NOM-051 please visit\nUSDA's Foreign Agricultural Service database and read the 2023-FAIRS Annual Country Report\nAnnual.\nAlcoholic beverages health and commercial labeling and health specifications, regulations are\nstated in the Mexican Official Standard NOM-142-SSA1/SCFI-2014. Under the norm, alcoholic\nbeverage labeling must provide accurate and clear information about the product's contents,\n\n5\n\n\norigin, and characteristics, as well as warnings and health risks. This standard intends to protect\nconsumers and is mandatory for manufacturers and importers of alcoholic beverages marketed in\nMexico.\nMandatory labeling requirements under NOM-142-SSA1/SCFI-2014 include:\n Name/Generic Name and Trademark of Product\n Exporter's name and address\n Importer's name, address, and RFC number (taxation number)\n Country of origin (Producto de EE.UU.)\n Lot identification\n Preferred consumption date\n Alcohol content [percent alcohol by volume at 293 K (20 °C)], with the following\nabbreviations: % Alc. Vol.; % Alc Vol; % alc. vol.; % alc vol\n List of ingredients\n Alcoholic beverage labels are required to display the warning “ABUSE OF THIS\nPRODUCT IS HARMFUL FOR YOUR HEALTH.”\nA. Other Specific Labeling Requirement(s)\nOn March 23, 2011, the Secretariat of Economy published a labeling assessment for food and\nagricultural products shipped and commercialized in the 20-kilometer border area, verifying\ncompliance with NOM-051-2010. U.S. exporters may find this assessment beneficial when\nshipping products to those areas.\nBulk shipments requiring labeling apply to products where work plans were developed through a\npest risk analysis and agreed between APHIS and SENASICA. A clear example includes stone\nfruit transported in large containers (e.g., one-ton combo bins). Labels for these products must\ncontain the following information: product's name, country of origin, name, and address of the\nfacility from where it originated, exporter name, and net weight or number of units (e.g.,\nindividual pieces of fruit) in the full shipment. This quantity should correspond to the amount\nlisted on the APHIS phytosanitary export certificate.\nB. Biotechnology Labeling\nThe Law on Biosecurity of Genetically Modified Organisms does not require the labeling of\npackaged foods or feeds, to be equivalent to the conventionally produced commodities, but\ncompulsory for planting seeds. Labeling information should include a statement that the planting\nseeds derive from genetically engineered organisms, the genetic characteristics, implications\nconcerning special conditions and requirements, and changes in reproductive and productive\nfeatures.\nOn April 17, 2024, the General Law on Adequate and Sustainable Food was published in the\nDOF. Article 21 of the Law requires the labeling of products containing ingredients derived\ndirectly from genetically modified organisms (GMOs).\nIn December 2014, the Mexican Official Norm (NOM-001-SAG/BIO-2014) was published in\nthe DOF and came to effect in June 2015. This NOM establishes mandatory labeling standards\nfor genetically engineered seeds and propagation material intended for agricultural use or\n\n6\n\n\nenvironmental release. Please read (NOM-001-SAG/BIO-2014) for details on information to be\ndisplayed on labels for engineered seeds.\nC. Organic Labeling\nU.S. organic products exported to Mexico must be labeled according to Mexico organic labeling\nrequirements. These products may display the USDA organic seal if they are certified to the\nUSDA organic regulations and/or the Mexico organic seal as long as they are certified to\nMexico’s LPO. For labeling purposes, the terms \"organic,\" \"ecological,\" \"biological,\" and\nprefixes like \"bio\" and \"eco\" are all considered synonyms under Mexico’s LOP. To learn more\non how to meet the requirements of the law, and to review the manual on graphic identity for the\nnational organic products seal, please visit SENASICA's web site.\n\n## Source\n\nUSDA GAIN (Global Agricultural Information Network)\nOriginal source: USDA Foreign Agricultural Service\n\n---\n\n*Last updated: 2026-07-18*\n","sources":[],"tokens_estimated":1931,"generated_at":null,"tip":"Use /api/v1/topics to discover more topics. /api/v1/nutrient for precise single-point queries. /api/v1/cross_compare for 2-3 standard comparisons."}