With the new laboratory for the analysis of toxic residues of bovine, porcine and poultry meat, which will begin to operate as of March 2021, Panama will be able to begin exporting to the US market.
Due to the fact that the country so far lacks a laboratory to certify the quality of the meat, Panama cannot export to the United States, however, authorities announced that next year the situation will change.
In Costa Rica, the business sector is opposed to a proposed law that would give Icafé the power to impose requirements and controls on the processes of supplying the raw material necessary for grain production.
Costa Rican businessmen are opposed to the bill that gives Icafé the authority to impose requirements and controls on the processes of supplying the raw material necessary for grain production.
In the current period, the Legislative Assembly plans to discuss bill 21.163, which aims to transform the powers of the Costa Rican Coffee Institute (Icafé), but the business sector anticipates that the proposed modifications will lead to a rise in the prices of the product.
Arguing that there is no proper verification of cleaning products in the country, the consumer union examines the chemical composition and labelling of packaging.
The verification performed by the Consumers Association of Costa Rica, consists of reviewing the chemical composition of 200 samples of products such as disinfectants and soap for washing dishes, which were sent to different microbiology and chemical laboratories.
On May 12 and 13 a conference on quality management will be held in San Jose which will focus on the sectors of health and safety.
From a statement issued by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry:
San Jose April 28, 2016. The Ministry of Economy, Industry and Commerce (MEIC), as rector of the National Council for Quality and technical bodies made up of: the National Agency for Standardization (INTECO), the Technical Regulation Body (ORT), the Costa Rican Metrology Laboratory (LACOMET) and the Costa Rican Accreditation Entity (ECA), is promoting the First International Conference on Quality, on May 12 and 13 at the Crowne Plaza Hotel Corobici.
On August 24th and 25th companies and public institutions will meet to discuss issues such as standards and quality management, as well as taking part in a business roundtables for the industrial sector.
From a statement issued by Agexport:
Guatemala April 20, 2016. -AGEXPORT-, Ministry of Economy, The Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources, The Ministry of Finance, and Universidad del Valle, are some of the 18 public, private and academic institutions of the Organizing Committee of the XI Congress on Quality, which seeks to strengthen the culture of quality in Guatemala on issues of quality management, enabling agency and multi-sectoral work to productively contribute to growth and development.
The Tourism Authority of Panama is putting out to tender management services, supervision and quality control for the design, construction and equipping of the new Convention Center in Amador.
Panama Government Purchase 2016-1-45-0-08-AV-008 876:
"The project supervisor must establish a team to perform all the functions described. This team must have the administrative, operational, technical and specialized ability to ensure compliance with the responsibilities assigned, create a significant and continued presence on the site of the project and work closely with the Contracting Entity and the Contractor Builder of "The Project" in such a way that the supervisor ensures proper project implementation and compliance with all contractual and tender documents for the Project on the part of the contractor.
Gross inconsistencies in the labeling of bags of cement are rocking the boat again in a market convulsed by the importation of products from China.
Complaints have been made about the differences in the use by dates recommended on the product misleading consumers, causing questions to be raised by other cement sellers.
A label at the top of the sacks warns that the packing date was January 5, 2015 and recommends its use before July 5, 2015.
The new technical standard to establish quality specifications for imported hydraulic cements and those produced in the country will be put to consultation up until July 27.
The Ministry of Public Works is proposing the creation of a National Asphalt Division, an entity which would be responsible for overseeing the quality of asphalt used on roads.
At the moment, authorization is being awaited from the Ministry of Finance for the creation of the National Asphalt Division which aims to, among other things, regulate the business of manufacturing concrete in the country, as well as improving control of product quality.
In Costa Rica the type of asphalt available is the AC-30 type, which is the only kind imported by state run company Refinadora Costarricense de Petróleo, which has a monopoly on the import of petroleum and its derivatives.
'... Regardless of whether the area is hot, cold, rains a lot or a little, or if there is high or low traffic levels, in Costa Rica there is only one type of asphalt used for road construction. "
The event will be held on August 25th and 26th in Guatemala City and will deal with issues related to quality systems and accessing markets with GlobalGAP certifications.
From a statement issued by the Guatemalan Exporters Association (Agexport):
Managing occupational risks, voluntary agreements for improving the environmental services, and best practices for reducing costs, are some of the central issues which will be addressed at the 2014 International Congress on Quality.
Industrialist point out that the declaration of shortage of grain by the government has failed to solve the problem in the local market, where the price of a kilo has increased by $1.
The National Association of Manufacturers of Beans in Costa Rica (Anifri) argues that the change in the verification of phytosanitary measures by the Ministry of Agriculture is the cause of the grain shortages and price increases in the country.