Conselho Federal de Nutricionistas

What Conselho Federal de Nutricionistas does

The Conselho Federal de Nutrição (formerly Conselho Federal de Nutricionistas, or CFN) is a Brazilian federal autarquia (autonomous government agency) created by Law 6.583 of 20 October 1978 and regulated by Decree 84.444/1980, with exclusive delegated authority from the Brazilian Union to regulate, orient, discipline, and inspect the practice of the nutrition profession nationwide. In July 2024, Law 14.924 formally renamed the entity Conselho Federal de Nutrição and expanded its regulatory scope to cover nutrition and dietetic technicians (TND). The CFN operates a two-tier governance model: a federal headquarters in Brasília (SRTVS qd. 701, bl. 2, sl. 301, CEP 70.340-906) that issues nationwide rules and titles, and 11 Regional Councils (CRN-1 through CRN-11) covering every Brazilian state, with revenue from anuidades, fines, taxes, and emoluments split such that 80% remains with regional councils and 20% flows to the federal body.

Its core technology platform is the Sistema CFN/CRN, an integrated digital system linking federal and regional councils for unified professional registration, ethics oversight, and fiscalization. Built on top of this system, CFN operates a portfolio of self-serve portals: the SEI electronic document management portal (sei.cfn.org.br), the CNN Consulta Nacional public directory of registered nutritionists and technicians (cnn.cfn.org.br), the e-Nutricionista professional services platform, the PICS registry for integrative and complementary health practices, the SISNORMS resolutions portal, and a Public Consultation portal for regulatory rulemaking. Supporting the digital infrastructure are a Transparency Portal and a complete LGPD compliance program. The organization does not publish APIs, SDKs, or AI/ML capabilities and runs on standard web technology aimed at registration throughput, ethics enforcement, and consumer verification rather than algorithmic differentiation.

CFN serves three primary segments: (1) licensed nutritionists (Nutricionistas) requiring registration, ethics oversight, continuing education, and specialty titles — 220,152 professionals registered as of 4 July 2025; (2) diet and nutrition technicians (TND) requiring registration and skill certification — 21,095 registered as of the same date; and (3) food-related legal entities — manufacturers, food services, hospital nutrition services, collective feeding operators, and nutrition consultancies — totaling 55,336 registered companies needing corporate registration and technical-responsibility designation. Revenue is generated from mandatory annual fees, taxes, fines, and emoluments, the 20% federal share flowing to CFN while regional councils retain 80%. Management is led by President Manuela Dolinsky (Doutora em Ciências, Professora Associada at UFF) with a Vice-President, Secretary-Director, and Treasurer-Director, supported by an elected Plenary of nine effective and nine alternate councilors representing each region on a 2024–2027 mandate.

Name

Conselho Federal de Nutricionistas

Legal name

Conselho Federal de Nutrição

Website

https://cfn.org.br

Company type

Private

Founded year

1978

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

The Conselho Federal de Nutrição (formerly Conselho Federal de Nutricionistas) is Brazil's federal regulatory autarquia that registers, oversees, and inspects the country's 220,000+ nutritionists and diet technicians through an integrated federal headquarters in Brasília and 11 regional councils.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Professional Regulatory Services

NAICS

Public Administration (92)

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PRIMARYBPADAAAJ

International Standards, Norms & Technical Regulatory Bodies

Business & Public Services/International Organizations & Development/Multilateral & Intergovernmental Organizations

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Technical Committees, Working Groups & Expert Panels

Business & Public Services/International Organizations & Development/International Standards, Policy & Regulatory Cooperation

Keywords

• Professional regulatory services
• Nutritionist licensing
• Healthcare professional ethics
• Diet technician certification
• Food industry compliance

Headquarters

HQ city

Brasília

HQ country

Brazil

HQ region

Latin America

Offices12 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Conselho Federal de Nutrição (CFN) is a Brazilian federal autarquia that regulates, disciplines, and fiscalizes the practice of nutritionists and diet technicians across Brazil through the integrated Sistema CFN/CRN. The organization delivers professional registration, ethics oversight, Code of Ethics enforcement, specialist title issuance, and public directory services, supported by a network of 11 regional councils and digital platforms including SEI, CNN, e-Nutricionista, PICS, and SISNORMS.

Product overview

Conselho Federal de Nutricionistas (CFN) is a federal autarchy that regulates and fiscalizes the profession of nutritionist and dietary technicians in Brazil. The organization operates as an integrated system with 11 Regional Councils (CRN) and provides multiple digital platforms for professional management and public service. Core offerings include the Sistema CFN/CRN for professional registration and ethics oversight, CNN (national nutritionist lookup), e-Nutricionista for professional services, PICS for integrative health practices management, SISNORMS for resolution consultations, SEI for document management, and public consultation and transparency portals. Additionally, CFN publishes educational materials including the Revista de Nutrição journal, cartilhas (guides), and institutional pieces covering topics like food safety, professional ethics, and public health policy.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Sistema CFN/CRN Integrated system comprising the Federal Council and 11 Regional Councils of Nutrition, responsible for professional regulation, registration, ethics oversight, and fiscalization of nutritionists and dietary technicians nationwide in Brazil.
• CNN - Consulta Nacional de Nutricionistas National search portal allowing the public to find and verify registered nutritionists and TND technicians across Brazil; includes a parallel "Ache um(a) TND" directory for diet technicians.
• Portal SEI Electronic Information System (SEI) portal used by CFN for official document management, electronic processes, and institutional administrative workflows.
• e-Nutricionista Digital platform for nutritionist services and professional management, providing online access to professional services within the Sistema CFN/CRN.
• PICS - Práticas Integrativas e Complementares em Saúde Digital system for registering and managing integrative and complementary health practices performed by registered nutritionists within the Sistema CFN/CRN.
• SISNORMS - Portal de Resoluções Digital norms resolution portal for consulting and accessing official CFN resolutions, ethics codes, technical guidelines, and legal documentation.
• Consulta Pública Public consultation portal for engaging stakeholders and the general public in CFN's regulatory deliberation processes.
• Portal de Transparência Transparency portal providing public access to CFN's administrative, financial, and governance information, supporting accountability under LGPD and federal transparency rules.
• Revista de Nutrição do CFN Official journal/publication of the Federal Council of Nutrition covering professional development, research, and policy in nutrition.
• Cartilhas e Publicações Educational guides and publications produced by CFN covering topics including gordofobia, nutrition and climate, SUAS, LGPD, salary floors, food safety, and professional ethics.

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Conselho Federal de Odontologia (CFO): CFO regulates dental surgeons in Brazil through the same federal-regional council structure as CFN. Comparable in revenue model (anuidades), regional structure, and statutory monopoly, serving a similar professional population.
• Conselho Federal de Psicologia (CFP): CFP regulates psychologists in Brazil through federal-regional council structure (CRPs), with the same anuidades revenue model and disciplinary mandate as CFN.
• Conselho Federal de Enfermagem (COFEN): COFEN regulates nursing professionals in Brazil through the same federal autarquia + regional councils (CORENs) model. Closely comparable to CFN given the overlapping health system workforce and SUS focus.
• Conselho Federal de Farmácia (CFF): CFF regulates pharmacists and pharmacies in Brazil via federal and regional councils (CRFs). Structurally identical to CFN with anuidades funding and statutory authority over a health profession.
• Conselho Federal de Medicina (CFM): CFM is Brazil's federal regulatory council for physicians, structurally identical to CFN: a federal autarquia with regional councils (CRMs), funded by anuidades, with statutory monopoly over medical professional regulation. Most directly comparable in scale, governance, and revenue model.
• Conselho Federal de Fisioterapia e Terapia Ocupacional (COFFITO): COFFITO regulates physiotherapists and occupational therapists in Brazil using the federal-regional council system. Highly comparable structural and economic model to CFN.
• Conselho Federal de Educação Física (CONFEF): CONFEF regulates physical education professionals in Brazil through regional councils (CREFs), structurally and economically analogous to CFN's CRN system.
• Conselho Federal de Biomedicina (CFBM): CFBM regulates biomedical professionals in Brazil via federal-regional council structure. Comparable smaller-scale peer in the same federal autarquia model.
• Conselho Federal de Medicina Veterinária (CFMV): CFMV regulates veterinarians in Brazil through federal-regional councils (CRMVs). Comparable in structure, revenue model, and regulatory mandate to CFN.
• Ordem dos Advogados do Brasil (OAB): OAB is the federal regulatory body for Brazilian lawyers, structurally similar to CFN with national coverage, anuidades revenue, and statutory monopoly over professional practice. While larger in scale, it is the archetype of the professional council model CFN follows.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/conselhofederaldenutricionistas
• Facebookfacebook.com/CFNonline
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/conselho-federal-de-nutricionistas
• Instagraminstagram.com/cfn_nutri
• TikToktiktok.com/@cfn_nutri
• Xx.com/cfn_nutricao

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Subsidiaries11 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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