Sheinbaum Defends 'Well-Being Chocolate' Against Warning Stamp Criticism · Global Voices

Do you remember when the famous food labels were announced? Well, apparently the Wellness Chocolate announced by President Claudia Sheinbaum will be sold all over Mexico despite the fact that it also has three stamps of excess sugar, saturated fats and calories. What is Wellness Chocolate? It was in March of this 2025 that President Claudia Sheinbaum announced with chocolates and dishes that with the Sembrando Vida program, cocoa production woul…

She recalled that article 4 of the Constitution guarantees the right to health and that priority should be given to the health of children.

While in schools the federal government prohibits the sale of food with excess calories and sugars, President Claudia Sheinbaum launched yesterday the “Well-being Chocolate”, which will be sold in the Welfare Stores and which in its packaging shows three labels for excess calories, sugars and saturated fats. As part of the activities of the “Plan Mexico”, President Sheinbaum recalled yesterday the creation of the “Well-Being Chocolate” and said …