Practice area 06

Health and Sanitary Regulation: When Red Tape Brings Operations to a Halt

We look after the health of your business. And it will surely bear fruit.

Notices, licenses, permits, and health registrations; traceability, inspection visits, and administrative defense in agri-food and pharmacological matters.

Quality control laboratory with sealed vials and sterile stainless steel cabinets

The ractice area

In the face of open markets, the sanitary regulation regarding the agro-food and pharmaceutical industries are fundamental. The narrow collaboration between national and international regulatory agencies, along with businesses in the agricultural, alimentary and pharmaceutical industries, turn Mexico into a country with a complex regulatory structure.

What this area covers

What does this practice area cover?

REGULATORY CONSULTING AND COMPLIANCE

  • Consulting on official standards
  • Customs/tariff regulation
  • Agri-food compliance
  • Preventive and corrective agri-food/legal due diligence
  • Training based on competency standards

TRACEABILITY AND OPERATIONS

  • Traceability schemes
  • Comprehensive logistics schemes (supply chain integration)
  • Biosafety and biotechnology
  • Good agricultural practices
  • Production, certification, and trading/marketing of organic products

HEALTH PERMITS AND REGULATORY MANAGEMENT

  • Management of health notices, certificates, licenses, permits, registrations, and regulatory criteria
  • Inspection visits
  • Confirmation of regulatory criteria
  • Advisory consultations

ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEEDINGS AND DEFENSE

  • Expert witness opinions
  • Administrative proceedings
  • Appeals against fines
  • Revocation of permits and authorizations
  • Related Administrative proceedings

Authorities

Entities we interact with

Much of the work in this practice area takes place before authorities and regulatory bodies. Tell us about your case, and we will let you know which ones apply to your case.

Some of the entities we interact with include the Ministry of Health, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, the Ministry of Economy, SENASICA, COFEPRIS, PROFECO, Customs (ADUANAS), verification units, and other related regulatory bodies and decentralized agencies.

Contact

A health permit application pending or stalled?

Describe it in the form below, and we will appoint it to the appropriate practice area. If a deadline is running, please call.