By Admin 
Mexico bans junk food: The government’s ban on junk food in Mexico schools has come into effect from Saturday (March 29). Officials say that this step has been taken to deal with the increasing obesity and serious diabetes problems in the country.
This new rule which was first released last year, stops salty and sweet packed foods that have become part of the diet of Mexican children. These include sweet fruit juice, packet chips, artificial boar peels and chili spicy soy-rich peanuts.
Ministry of Education of Mexico said this in its post
The Ministry of Education of Mexico announced that the ban on junk food has now become a law. Posting on X, it wrote, ‘Goodbye, junk food!’ Parents were also encouraged to make healthy food for their children at home and cooperate in this campaign of the government.
Public Health Secretary Mario Delgado said, “One of the main goals of the new Mexican school system is to promote healthy life.” He also informed that parents are fully supporting this rule.
Plan will be implemented in a phased manner
According to the new rule of Mexico, schools will have to gradually remove all the food and drink items that have more salt, sugar, calories or fat and have black warning labels. Mexico implemented this mandatory labeling system in 2020.
Under this junk food ban, which came into force from Monday morning, schools will now have to give healthy options like Bean Tacos instead of junk food and also provide plain drinking water.
Mexican President also released a statement
Mexico President Claudia Shinbam said, “It is better to eat bean taco than the packet of potato chips.” According to UNICEF, Mexico’s children eat the most junk food throughout Latin America. For this reason, obesity has become a serious problem in children. The agency’s report states that 40% of the total calories taken by children come from Chinese -rich drinks and more processed foods.