Dominican Republic – INDOCAL publishes 2 new draft standards to Salmon and Food Quality Salt

The Dominican Institute for Quality (INDOCAL) has published 2 draft Dominican standards on Salmon and Food Quality Salt.

Nicaragua – ANRS publishes requirements for the granting of Sanitary Registration for Processed, Semi-Processed, and Prepackaged Foods for Domestic Trade

The National Health Regulatory Authority (ANRS in Spanish) has published Ministerial Resolution 37-2026: On the Granting of Sanitary Registration for Processed, Semi-Processed, and Pre-Packaged Foods for Domestic Trade.

Nicaragua – ANRS publishes requirements for the processing and authorization of product imports

The National Health Regulatory Authority (ANRS in English) has published Ministerial Resolution 73-2026: On the requirements for the processing and authorization of the importation of products regulated by the ANRS.

Panama – New draft technical regulation for bottled water

The General Directorate of Standards and Industrial Technology (DGNTI in Spanish) has published a draft Technical Regulation DGNTI – 77- xxx. Bottled water. General requirements.

The objective of the draft Technical Regulation is to establish the physicochemical, microbiological, organoleptic, and radiological requirements, as well as the sanitary conditions that ensure the safety and quality of bottled water intended for human consumption.

Peru – INACAL publishes new regulatory projects on cookies, green coffee, and roasted coffee beans or ground coffee

The National Institute of Quality (INACAL) thru Directoral Resolution No. 000002-2026-INACAL/DN and Directoral Resolution No. 000003-2026-INACAL/DN, has published 3 normative documents on cookies, green coffee, and roasted coffee beans or ground coffee.

  • NTP 206.003:2026 BAKERY, PASTRY, AND COOKIE MAKING. Panettone. Requirements. 1st Edition.

  • GIP 101:2026 Implementation Guide for the Peruvian Technical Standard NTP 209.027:2024 + CT 1:2025 COFFEE. Green coffee. Requirements. 2nd Edition.
    Replaces GIP 101:2021
  • GIP 106:2026 Implementation Guide for the Peruvian Technical Standard NTP 209.028:2021 COFFEE. Roasted coffee beans or ground. Requirements. 2nd Edition
    Replaces GIP 106:2021