The Federal Consumer Attorney’s Office (Profeco) reported that producers of 13 out of 25 products ordered to suspend their marketing may return to the market.
12 of the 25 cheeses have accredited the corrections required to comply with official rules and may be purchased by consumers.
Read: The cheese brands pointed out by Economía for not meeting the rules
In a statement, the Attorney General’s Office detailed that in recent days, legal representations of various companies presented documentary evidence to the Profeco of corrections and/or modifications to comply with the rules.
“The hearings held by Profeco, headed by Attorney Ricardo Sheffield, with food companies are not for clarification, but for them to prove that corrections and changes to their labels and content were made to comply with official Mexican standards,” he said in a statement.
These are the cheeses you have accredited that meet the standards:
– FUD, Panela Cont Cheese. Net. 200 g. The legal representation of the company Sigma Alimentos Comercial presented the correction of the label with the declaration of caseinates.
-FUD, Panela Cont Cheese. Net. 400 g. He corrected the label with the caseinate declaration and changed the legend “100% MILK” to “100% DAIRY”, since the product is made with cow’s milk derivatives and butyric fats.
-FUD, Panela cheese, square slices, 10 slices, presentation 300 gr. Corrected label, reformulated its ingredient list, with no evidence of additional cassettes on labeling.
-Imported Christmas Eve, Manchego cheese, brand Christmas Eve, in presentation of 400g. By requesting information, the National Consumer Protection Laboratory ruled that the product complies with the declared net content.
-AURRERA, Imitation Cheese, Type Manchego Molletero, 200g. New Walmart of Mexico also proved that its product meets the declared net content.
-Covadonga cremería, La Manchaen Manchego Cheese slices, 400g. The Profeco Laboratory ruled that the product complies with the declared net content.
–LALA, Desctated Manchego cheese, sliced, 400g. Documented product origin.
–Zwan, Panela Cheese, Cont, Net. 400g. Qualtia Food and Operations removed the hormone-free legend and demonstrated that PREMIUM is a brand.
-Caperucita, Manchego cheese, low in lactose, Reduced in fat, 400g. Corrected label, removed the legend “low in lactose”.
-Caperucita, Descited Manchego Cheese, reduced in fat, 400g. Qualtia showed evidence that this product complies with the declared net content.
-Zwan Premium, Manchego Cheese, 400g. The product complies with the declared net content.
-Portales cheese,Manchego cheese, presentation of 300g. It introduced a new label after the Profeco Laboratory ruled that it complies with the declared net content.
Yogurt
The return of Danone Natural’s natural drinking yogurt of 220 grams will also be allowed, after legal representation changed its labeling.
Earrings
In the coming days, Profeco will serve the legal representatives of the rest of the companies whose products were observed for not complying with the provisions of the Official Standards.
These products are (11 cheeses and 1 yogurt):
Fud cuida- t+, Sliced Manchego cheese, net content 140 grams:
Precissimo, American type, net content 140 grams:
Burr, Imitation American type cheese, net content 302 grams:
Select Brand, Singles type Manchego, net content 140 grams:
Premier plusgrids, Imitation Manchego/Bulk Cheese:
Frankly, Imitation Manchego Cheese, Bulk:
Galbani, Mixture of grated cheeses, fresh and ripe, net content of 170 grams:
The Parral, Mennonite cheese, net content 500 grams:
Philadelphia, American type cheese reduced in fat / American melted cheese.
Walter, Manchego cheese, net content 400 grams:
Sergeant, grated Parmesan cheese, net content 141 grams.
Danone Bene Gastro, Natural Yogurt, net content 240 grams.
The Ministry of the Economy reported on 13 October on the immediate suspension of the marketing or sale of products from various cheese brands and two ‘natural’ yogurt brands for using the legend ‘100% milk’, without being or adding more sugar than indicated on the label.
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