Federal Commission for the Protection against Sanitary Risk
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| Formed | July 5, 2001 |
| Jurisdiction | Federal government of Mexico |
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| Parent agency | Secretariat of Health |
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The Federal Commission for the Protection against Sanitary Risk (in Spanish, Comisión Federal para la Protección contra Riesgos Sanitarios, COFEPRIS) is a regulatory body of the Mexican government. It is a decentralized organ of (and supervised by) the Mexican Secretariat of Health, and is responsible for regulating a variety of health related topics in Mexico, including food safety, pharmaceutical drugs, medical devices, organ transplants, and environmental protection.[1]
COFEPRIS headquarters in Mexico City
References
See also
- Food and Drug Administration (Similar organization in the United States)
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