Profeco to Inspect Businesses Across Mexico During Independence Day Festivities

Cancún, Quintana Roo — Mexico’s Federal Consumer Protection Agency, known as Profeco, will send inspectors into businesses nationwide from Sept. 14 to 16 under its “Fiestas Patrias 2026” verification and surveillance program, which is designed to protect consumers during the Independence Day holiday.

The operation will be run through Profeco’s General Directorate of Verification and Defense of Trust and its 38 regional Consumer Defense Offices, known as Odeco, which will carry out checks on a wide range of businesses selling goods and services tied to the celebrations.

Which Businesses Face Inspection

Inspectors will visit department stores, convenience stores, grocery stores, corner shops and dairy outlets, liquor stores and specialty food sellers, beer outlets, costume shops, butcher shops and poultry vendors.

They will also check restaurants, breweries and bars, entertainment venues, dance halls and nightclubs, along with businesses that sell corn masa and nixtamal, including tortilla shops.

What Inspectors Will Check

Profeco will verify that suppliers and service providers disclose and honor the prices, rates, interest, charges, quantities, terms and conditions that apply to a sale.

Inspectors will also confirm that prices and rates are displayed as clear, legible total amounts payable, that advertised promotions and offers are honored, that information and advertising are truthful, and that customers receive an invoice, receipt or proof of purchase.