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Profeco finds non-compliant instant soups with excess fat and sodium
Mexico's consumer agency found 10 instant soup brands failed labeling tests for net weight, fat, or sodium content.
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- The Procuraduría Federal del Consumidor (Profeco) analyzed 33 instant soup products from brands including Maruchan, Nissin, and MAMA in Mexico between April 17 and July 13, 2026. · El Imparcial
- Mexico's Federal Consumer Prosecutor's Office (Profeco) conducted a quality study of 33 instant soups, performing 2,037 tests across four parameters: net content, nutritional contribution, sodium, and energy content, with results published in its Revista del Consumidor. · El Universal
- Kim Min-jong, a South Korean singer and actor, announced on the 2nd that he filed a defamation lawsuit against rapper MC Mong at the Seoul Jongno Police Station under the Information and Communications Network Act, about four months after MC Mong's May live broadcast. ·
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- A full serving of Ottogi picante soup was calculated to contain approximately 2,136 mg of sodium, nearly meeting the World Health Organization's daily recommended limit of 2,000 mg. · El Imparcial
- MAMA fideos instantáneos estilo oriental sabor carbonara y tocino was found to contain 6.9 grams of fat per 100 grams, while the label declared 3.29 grams. · El Imparcial
- Ramen Express by Chef Woo vegetariana was found to declare a net content of 85 grams, but laboratory tests found two units weighing 79.4 grams and 78.3 grams respectively. · El Imparcial
- Instant soup brands that complied with Profeco's labeling criteria include Buldak double spicy, Buldak spicy, Maruchan instant lunch and ramen, Maruchan bowl, Maruchan yakisoba, Nissin ramen, Nissin cup noodles, Nissin maxi pasta-style home soup, Nissin U.F.O., Nissin ramen Asia, Nissin ramen hot & spicy, and Ottogi. · El Universal
- Profeco found that Mama (pink and black packaging) contains 6.9 g of fat per 100 g prepared versus 3.29 g declared on its label. · El Universal
- Kim Min-jong's legal representative, law firm OKims, said it will proceed with necessary legal measures including civil damages claims, stating 'we can no longer tolerate the damage from content that is clearly different from the facts.' ·
- The production crew of 'Yeongcha TV Lee Kyung-young' said the controversy led to Kim Min-jong leaving director Lee Chang-yeol's film 'Mama', warning that 'one unverified word' took away the actor's work, the director's choice, and the audience's waiting. ·
- The production crew of the YouTube channel 'Yeongcha TV Lee Kyung-young' publicly supported Kim Min-jong in a video on the 2nd, saying '38 years of time collapsed because of one person's words.' ·
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