Does Mexico have an FDA or Health Dept?

I'm not trying to insult Mexico or anything but when I went there to visit my husbands family we went to 2 different buther shops. One of them the guy like just grabbed the mean with no gloves or anything and then when he weighed the meat, he just put it on the metal (which still had the last meats blood on it) without any paper or anything. The other butcher shop we went to was even worse! He like had the head of a pig just sitting there on the counter. Also he had like huge pieces of meat hanging from hooks dripping blood on to the floor. I was just so shocked it actually like made me sick. Also I noticed over there they just sell estrogen over the counter without any prescription or anything...ALSO, my husbands aunt gave my father-in-law what she called "diabetic" honey which was supposed to be made from Agave (the plant they use to make tequila). Well this "diabetic" honey, as it was advertised, had 24 grams of sugar per serving. So this is why I was wondering this.

Does Mexico have an FDA or Health Dept?
Sounds like you had quite the culture shock on your visit. They do have health departments and regulations, but it is hard to enforce anything.





Many of the butcher shops in Mexico slaughter their meats fresh that day. This is also why Mexicans tend to cook everything to "well-done."





There are many grocery stores in Mexico that are like modern American supermarkets, and serve meat in that style.





You know, this is kind of funny, because I work in the restaurant industry, and honestly, you would be freaked out if you saw some of the stuff American butchers do behind those shiny, refrigerator lined walls - as well as in the slaughter houses.





When I went to Mexico, I took a "when in Rome" mentality, and realized that the meat was not only fresh, but also lacked many of the bizarre additives, and was not sitting on a bloody meat diaper for up to two week, stewing in its own funk.





Killed that day, cooked that day, eaten that day. I loved it.
Reply:No
Reply:I hear you





I went to Cancun a few years ago and the whole family got sick. They might have some regulation but it is NOTHING like the FDA. You really need to visit a third world country in order to appreciate what the FDA does for us.
Reply:no
Reply:Nope, they don't.





No labelling laws, no nutrition facts, no hygiene, no nothin'. Bring your Immodium and buyer beware.
Reply:unfurtunatly not. there is a goverment office name SSA and it suposse that they are giving the autorization but they does not say that is good for diabetics it only saids that has 24 grs of sugar becouse the regular sugar i think that has double.


and about the meats most of our town in mexico as MRFROO saids we eat it at maximun two days after the beef is kiled an the rest is cover whit salt to dry and last more.
Reply:Cocowash...what you write is stupid, and is false.





And to the asker:





Yes, México has a health department, and the true is that you lived an experience rare in cities and in tha vast mayority of towns.





http://portal.salud.gob.mx/





http://bibliotecas.salud.gob.mx/greensto...





In fact, in most cities the meat is for sale in big stores, like HEB, Wallmart, Soriana, with all the health department regulations followed. The butchers always are with their hair encovered, gloves, dressing gown and the scales are prepared to be used with disposable dishes.





Yes, we have too the equivalent of the FDA, and makes a good work.





And yes, our products has labels, nutrition facts and follows regulations.





Where in hell did you stay??? why didn´t you name the city??? Just name the city, or where in in the middle of nothing, or in the Lacandona forest???





We are in the XXI century. Even in the poorest towns people try to be clean and healthy.





If you found something like that.... why didn´t you denounce it?? after all, you were not totally lost, your husband´s relatves live there.





I suspect that you try to discredit our culture, as if I spoke now of the type of feeding that you have, the kind of cakes, candies and other foods that maintain many of you tremendously fat.


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I sincerely apologyze...


Just like everyone... I love my country, I understand we need to do a hard work to improve our quality of life.


Sorry... Regards.