Leadership Transition at COFEPRIS: Regulatory Consistency Risks and the Need for Stability
The Federal Commission for the Protection against Sanitary Risks (COFEPRIS) is Mexico’s national regulatory authority responsible for protecting public health by overseeing medicines, medical devices, food products, tobacco, and other health-related inputs. COFEPRIS plays a central role in ensuring product safety, authorizing market access, and establishing technical regulatory requirements across the country.