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  • Opposition to NOM 199 – An Update

    Opposition to NOM 199 – An Update

    February 4, 2016January 27, 2026

    As reported here in December, the Mexican Secretariat of the Economy has proposed legislation – NOM 199 – that could extinguish traditional mezcal production in areas outside of the Denomination of Origin (DO) regions. While presented as an effort to increase consumer protection, these rule changes would in fact result in less clarity for consumers. Non-DO…

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  • The Latest Affront To Traditional Mezcal:  NOM 199

    The Latest Affront To Traditional Mezcal: NOM 199

    December 5, 2015January 27, 2026

    The Latest Affront To Traditional Mezcal:  NOM 199 by Clayton J. Szczech, December 4, 2015 Half of Mexico’s population lives in poverty, and yet the country’s Secretary of the Economy is making it a priority to clarify the definitions of frozen shots and Slivovitz. No, really. Oh yeah, and at the same time, renew its attempts to…

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