Parent Agency: | Secretariat of Health |
Formed: | July 5, 2001 |
Chief1 Name: | Alejandro Ernesto Svarch Pérez |
Jurisdiction: | Federal government of Mexico |
The Federal Commission for Protection against Health Risks (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] thumb|right|COFEPRIS headquarters in Mexico City