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Photo credit: JackF – adobe.stock.com Required front-of-pack (FOP) declarations on all prepackaged food and non-alcoholic beverages sold in Mexico could inspire Latin American or other countries to establish their own labeling regulations as well. In recent years, Latin American countries Chile (1), Peru (2), Brazil (3), Colombia (4), Argentina (5), and Ecuador (6) have established or considered establishing front-of-pack (FOP) labeling requirements for packaged foods and beverages. These laws vary in the style of communicating information, ranging from information-based quantitative declarations to warning sign-styles. Mexico, which for several years has had an information-based FOP labeling system, recently adopted a warning sign-framework similar to FOP regulations in Chile but that goes further. ....
From Russia with Love for America: Sputnik V now in Mexico February 3, 2021 Sputnik is 91.6% effective The Sputnik V vaccine is based on a proven and well-studied platform of human adenoviral vectors, which cause the common cold and have been around for thousands of years. The price is only $10.00 a shot, and it protects 91.6% against COVID-19. These are statistics published by the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF, Russia’s sovereign wealth fund). Sputnik is a Russian made COVID-19 vaccine now approved by the Federal Commission for the Protection against Sanitary Risk of Mexico (COFEPRIS). The vaccine was approved under the emergency use authorization procedure without additional clinical trials in the country. Mexicohas become the first country of North America to approve Sputnik V and the 17th country in the world. ....
Posted on That thought crossed my mind as I read that Mexico will get and start producing Sputnik V. That triggered my thinking as many Americans go cross border into Mexico and get healthcare and dental care to boot, much cheaper and actually many times better than in the USA. Especially when considering the cost factor and care factor involved… Will Americans cross and or be allowed to cross into Mexico and get a decent vaccine for Covid-19? MEXICO CITY, January 13. /TASS/. The Mexican Federal Commission for the Protection against Sanitary Risk may approve the emergency use of Russia’s “Sputnik V” COVID-19 vaccine this week, the country’s Deputy Minister of Health Hugo Lopez-Gatell said during a press conference on Tuesday. ....
Loading the player. Foreign banks, capital from abroad can remedy India s bad debt: Abhijit Banerjee As discussion continues whether private players should be allowed in the Indian banking space, Nobel laureate Abhijit Banerjee pointed out how foreign participation can save the bleeding sector. Banerjee said that Indian banks need a huge capital infusion to stay viable that can come easily from foreign sources. Banerjee noted that once we take on the view that the banking sector needs more private ownership, restricting it to Indian ownership will be a mistake. Average time spent on smartphone up 25% to almost 7 hours amid pandemic: Vivo report ....