Mexico’s Lower House Passes Junk-Food Label Law

Mexico's lower house unanimously passed a bill Tuesday to make manufacturers put warning labels on junk food, defying industry pressure in a bid to protect consumers' health in one of the world's most obese countries. The bill, which requires food packages to carry labels on the front of the contents are high in sugar, sodium or saturated fat, passed the Chamber of Deputies with 445 votes in favor and three abstentions. The bill now goes to the Senate, where it is also expected to pass, and then to leftist President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, who has endorsed it. The vote defied a campaign by the country's powerful processed food industry, which includes companies such as Bimb...

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