Overview
- Medical influencer Octavio “Mr. Doctor” Arroyo says he was offered 48,000 pesos to post negative content about Electrolit, and several creators later deleted critical videos.
- Deputies from PVEM and PT are pushing to apply IVA and IEPS and to require NOM-051 warning seals for sugary oral rehydration products in the 2026 budget debate, with projected revenue cited between roughly 3.5 and 5 billion pesos.
- Electrolit, made by PiSA Farmacéutica, is registered with COFEPRIS as a medicine, which currently exempts it from IVA, IEPS and front-of-pack warning seals.
- Company labeling notes added glucose of about 5 g per 100 ml, a formula component supporters say aids rehydration but which critics argue makes the product comparable to a sweetened beverage if consumed routinely.
- Public health figure Alejandro Macías contends these solutions are prepared and regulated as medicines and should not be taxed like soft drinks, while legislative and regulatory decisions remain pending.