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[โ€“] MNByChoice@midwest.social 97 points 1 month ago (22 children)

Not objecting, but what is the motivation of the Mexican government to do this? Have they done similar things before?

[โ€“] Lemminary@lemmy.world 101 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (4 children)

I don't think they've done something exactly like this, but they have aggressively tackled obesity in recent years, going as far as labeling all foods with excess fats, salt, and sugar. It's very visible on the package and it does influence what I buy.

But this is the way I found out we're doing this now. ๐Ÿ˜…

[โ€“] boaratio@lemmy.world 50 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (2 children)

But also I think because all the existing cocoa producers are evil enslavers. This will help something like 1800 Mexican farmers.

[โ€“] stinky@redlemmy.com 26 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Nestle is notoriously evil - I'm hoping Mexico can compete

[โ€“] NoodlePoint@lemmy.world 5 points 1 month ago

The only thing that EU has yet to stiff-arm on.

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