Panama: Food Registration Unified

The new platform combines the previous two, the one used for the United States and in other countries, combining them into one platform.

Friday, August 28, 2015

From a statement issued by the Panamanian Food Safety Authority:

The Food Registration Department under the National Standards for Food Import (DINAN) of the Panamanian Food Safety Authority (AUPSA), informs users and the general public that a platform has now been enabled for food registration processes. The new platform combines the previous two, that is the one used for the United States and other countries, making a single platform.

In order to comply with the modernization of the system, AUPSA prompts users to place bar codes on all products, this will help upgrade technological devices, which according to the work schedule will be enabled later this year.

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