Food laws and decisions: Right to information

Right to information related food laws and decisions

  • Mexico
    Law · Legislation

    General Law of Adequate and Sustainable Food

    Apr. 17, 2024 The General Law of Adequate and Sustainable Food regulates the right to nutritious, sufficient and quality food of every person. The law has not been subject to any relevant reforms...

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  • Mexico
    Decision · Judicial

    Herdez and others v. Government (Case No. 465/2022)

    2024 The constitutionality of the amendments to the General Health Law and to NOM-51 that adopted front-of-package warning labels for prepackaged food and beverages.

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  • Regional
    Law · International norms

    Noncommunicable diseases and human rights in the Americas – Report of the Special Rapporteur on Economic, Social, Cultural and Environmental Rights of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights

    Aug. 23, 2023 The report analyzes the relationship between the effective enjoyment of human rights and non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in the Americas

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  • International
    Law · International norms

    Food, nutrition and the right to health – Report of the Special Rapporteur on the right to health

    Jul. 14, 2023 Using the frameworks of intersectionality, anti-coloniality and anti-racism, as well as existing international human rights laws and standards, the Special Rapporteur examines how the lack of access to safe and...

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  • Mexico
    Decision · Judicial

    Desde el Corazón del Fruto, S.A. de C.V. v Government

    2020 In 2020, plaintiff filed an amparo measure against the Amendment to NOM-51 that adopted front-of-package warning labels for prepackaged food and beverages.

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  • Mexico
    Decision · Judicial

    Santa Clara, S.A. de C.V. v. Government

    2022 In 2020, plaintiff filed an amparo measure against the Modification of the Mexican Official Norm that regulates the General labelling specifications for pre-packaged food and non-alcoholic beverages.

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  • Brazil
    Law · Legislation

    Law on National Food and Nutritional Security System (Law No. 11.346 of 2006)

    Sep. 15, 2006 This law establishes principles, guidelines and definitions on the human right to food.

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  • Brazil
    Law · Administrative Acts

    Ordinance on National Food and Nutrition Policy

    Nov. 17, 2011 This ordinance establishes guidelines for improve food conditions, nutrition and health of the Brazilian population aimed at promoting adequate and healthy food practices, food surveillance and nutrition, preventing and caring...

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  • South Africa
    Law · Constitutions

    Constitution of the Republic of South Africa (1996)

    May. 8, 1996 The Constitution of the Republic of South Africa of 1996 establishes the rights to health, to food, to information and the rights of children.

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  • Colombia
    Law · Legislation

    Statute on Consumer Rights (Law No. 1480 of 2011)

    Oct. 12, 2011 The law (in Spanish, "Estatuto del Consumidor") seeks to protect and promote the rights of consumers in Colombia.

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