Overview
- Flor de Alfalfa strawberry failed to meet the minimum live lactic bacteria required by NOM‑181, so it cannot be considered yogurt.
- Vaca Blanca strawberry was found to use vegetable fat rather than butyric milk fat, which violates the standard and constitutes a misleading claim for consumers.
- Yoplait labeled a product as “yogur sabor natural,” a denomination not recognized under the official yogurt classifications set by the norm.
- Profeco also flagged presentations with noncaloric sweeteners not recommended for children, including Alpura natural with sweeteners and Yoplait Doble Cero variants.
- Findings were published in Revista del Consumidor, and Profeco urged shoppers to read labels, check warning seals and expiration dates, and compare product presentations as it monitors follow-up actions.