Notifications for Panama (63 notifications)

La presente Guía Técnica establece los lineamientos técnicos para la toma de muestras y los métodos de análisis aplicables a la leche y los productos lácteos que se elaboran, importan, distribuyen y comercializan en la República de Panamá, con el fin de asegurar la uniformidad de los procedimientos, garantizar la calidad e inocuidad de los productos y respaldar las acciones de control y verificación realizadas por las autoridades competentes.

Este Reglamento Técnico establece las disposiciones técnicos-sanitarios y de calidad para el queso cheddar, que es aplicable en la fabricación, manipulación, distribución y comercialización.

Este Reglamento Técnico establece las disposiciones técnicos-sanitarios y de calidad para el queso mozzarella, que es aplicable en la fabricación, manipulación, distribución y comercialización.

The notified document is submitted pursuant to the fact that Panama is one of the 125 countries using the Generic ePhyto National System (GeNS), through the HUB of the International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC), to send and receive phytosanitary certificates in accordance with ISPM 12. In conformity with that standard, phytosanitary certification is used to attest that consignments meet phytosanitary import requirements and is undertaken by an NPPO. As of 1 March 2026, Panama will no longer issue paper-based phytosanitary certificates to countries using the ePhyto solution. The same measure will apply in future to countries that deploy the ePhyto solution and that are currently in the testing phase and/or registered.

The purpose of the notified Technical Regulations is to establish the following:• Technical Regulations: Food Technology. Meat products. Meat of swine and products thereof. Specifications (17 pages, in Spanish)The purpose of the notified Technical Regulations is to regulate sanitary aspects of the preparation of meat of swine and products thereof, both of national origin and imported, as well as their storage, distribution, sale and transport, in different establishments in the country, and to establish the safety-related requirements, conditions and sanitary measures that must be met.

The purpose of the notified Technical Regulations is to establish the following:• Technical Regulations: Food Technology. Fresh fruit and vegetables. Pineapple. Specifications (10 pages, in Spanish)The purpose of the notified Technical Regulations is to establish the general, quality and safety requirements that pineapples (Ananas comosus (L.)) must meet to be consumed fresh, marketed and/or used as a raw ingredient for industrial processing.

The purpose of the notified Technical Regulations is to establish the following:• Technical Regulations: Food Technology. Milk products. Conformity assessment (8 pages, in Spanish)The purpose of the notified Technical Regulations is to establish the conformity assessment procedures applicable to milk products, in order to verify compliance with the current Technical Regulations, to protect consumer health, and to guarantee fair trade practices in the territory of Panama.

The purpose of the notified Technical Regulations is to establish the following:• Technical Regulations: Food Technology. Meat products. Processed meat products. Specifications (21 pages, in Spanish)The notified Technical Regulations establish the specifications that must be met by processed meat products, including poultry products.

The purpose of the notified Technical Regulations is to establish the following:• Technical Regulations: Food Technology. Cereals, grains and flours. Fortified milled white rice. Specifications (21 pages, in Spanish)The purpose of the notified Technical Regulations is to establish quality requirements and fortification levels for the marketing of fortified milled white rice (Oryza sativa).

The purpose of the notified Technical Regulations is to establish the following:• Technical Regulations: Food technology. Milk products. Condensed milk. Specifications; (8 pages, in Spanish)The notified Technical Regulations define the characteristics that condensed milk must meet after undergoing appropriate heat treatment to ensure its preservation in hermetically sealed containers, in accordance with the definitions set out in Section 4 of these Technical Regulations.

The purpose of the notified Technical Regulations is to establish the following:• Technical Regulations: Food Technology. Cereals, grains and flours. Rice in the husk. Specifications (17 pages, in Spanish)The notified Technical Regulations establish the quality requirements that rice in the husk (Oryza sativa) must meet.

The purpose of the notified Technical Regulations is to establish the following:• Technical Regulations: Food Technology. Fresh fruit and vegetables. Conformity assessment (9 pages, in Spanish)The purpose of the notified Technical Regulations is to establish the conformity assessment procedures applicable to fruit and vegetables, in order to verify compliance with the current Technical Regulations, to protect consumer health, and to guarantee fair trade practices in the territory of Panama.

• Technical Regulations: Food Technology. Milk products. Dairy terms; (7 pages, in Spanish)The notified Technical Regulations establish definitions for milk and milk products intended for human consumption or further processing.

The purpose of the notified Technical Regulations is to establish the following:• Technical Regulations: Food Technology. Milk products. Raw milk. Specifications; (5 pages, in Spanish)The notified Technical Regulations establish the health and quality, microbiological, physico-chemical and sensory (organoleptic) requirements that must be met by raw milk (Lactis bovinis cruda) for human consumption.

The purpose of the notified Technical Regulations is to establish the following:• Technical Regulations: Food Technology. Milk products. Unripened or uncured cheese, including fresh cheese. Specifications; (7 pages, in Spanish)The notified Technical Regulations establish the technical and sanitary provisions for unripened or uncured cheese, including fresh cheese. They apply to the manufacturing, handling, distribution and marketing of these products.

The purpose of the notified Technical Regulations is to establish the following:• Technical Regulations: Food technology. Fresh fruit and vegetables. Avocado. Specifications; (10 pages, in Spanish)The purpose of the notified Technical Regulations is to establish the technical and quality specifications that avocados (Persea americana) must meet.

The purpose of the notified Technical Regulations is to establish the following:• Technical Regulations: Food technology. Milk products. Pasteurized and ultra-pasteurized milk (UHT). Specifications; (10 pages, in Spanish)The notified Technical Regulations establish the technical specifications that must be met by pasteurized and ultra-pasteurized milk (UHT) and prohibit the sale of adulterated milk for human consumption.

The purpose of the notified Technical Regulations is to establish the following:• Technical Regulations: Food technology. Dairy products. Cream cheese. Specifications; (7 pages, in Spanish)The notified Technical Regulations establish the technical and sanitary provisions for cream cheese. They apply to the manufacturing, handling, distribution and marketing of this product.

The purpose of the notified Technical Regulations is to establish the following:• Technical Regulations: Food technology. Milk products. Evaporated milk. Specifications; (8 pages, in Spanish)The notified Technical Regulations define the characteristics that evaporated or concentrated milk must meet after undergoing appropriate heat treatment to ensure its preservation in hermetically sealed containers, in accordance with the definitions set out in Section 4 of these Technical Regulations.

The purpose of the notified Technical Regulations is to establish the following:• Technical Regulations: Food Technology. Milk products. Panamanian white cheese. Specifications; (7 pages, in Spanish)The notified Technical Regulations establish the technical and sanitary provisions for Panamanian white cheese. It applies to the manufacturing, handling, distribution and marketing of white cheese made from domestically-produced liquid milk.