Cofepris

Puerto Vallarta faces challenges balancing growth with preservation as Playa del Cuale failed federal water quality tests, electric buses arrive to modernize public transport, and efforts continue to protect sea turtles. The beach's bacterial levels exceed limits, while the new electric buses aim to improve connectivity in key areas.

The FDA initially reported a positive test for Cyclospora in iceberg lettuce from Taylor Farms in Mexico but later retracted it as a false positive. Taylor Farms Mexico voluntarily recalled its iceberg lettuce, and Mexican authorities are collaborating with the U.S. to investigate the outbreak source.

The Federal Commission for the Protection against Sanitary Risks (Cofepris) warned about counterfeit and adulterated Gran Centenario Anejo tequila linked to five deaths and 28 illnesses following a 15th birthday party in Salamanca, Guanajuato. The affected product, with batch number L 061 24, was sold at the Central de Abastos market in León and online, prompting a public health alert due to unspecified harmful ingredients.

Mexico's health regulator Cofepris identified five beaches with unsafe bacteria levels, including Playa del Cuale in Puerto Vallarta and Main Beach in Puerto Escondido. The findings, part of annual pre-summer monitoring, show 98.3% of beaches met health standards, but elevated enterococci levels at the five sites exceeded World Health Organization thresholds.