Cofepris withdraws 250 miracle products

• May 1, 2024

The Federal Commissioner for the Protection against Sanitary Risks (Cofepris) of the Federal Health Secretariat (Ssa), Miguel Ángel Toscano Velasco , reported that in 2010 almost a quarter of a million pieces of more than 250 "miracle" products were promised that promised to "cure", without having any scientific basis, various diseases such as Cancer , osteoporosis , obesity , depression , overweight Y arthritis .

Toscano Velasco, pointed out that in order for society to know which products were insured for irregular marketing and not to demonstrate therapeutic properties, COFEPRIS has on its website the list with more than 250 "miracle" products: www.cofepris.gob.mx In addition, two videos have been uploaded in which people are warned that "what works for everything, it does not help. " The holder of the Cofepris, indicated that in matter of publicity, in 2010 the suspension of 307 announcements of the mass media was ordered (television, radio, printed means and Internet) for not having sanitary permission or representing a risk to the health of the population. In this regard, the Federal Commissioner said that the Ssa will regulate more rigorously the advertising of this type of products that do not prove their therapeutic efficacy through the new Regulation of the General Law on Health in Advertising Matters that will be put to consultation public in the coming days.

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