The Ministry of Commerce and Industries has published the TECHNICAL REGULATION DGNTI XX-2025 Food Technology. Meat Products. Processed meat products. Specifications. This technical regulation aims to establish the specifications that processed meat products, including poultry, must meet. It applies to processed meat products, including poultry, that are produced or imported for marketing in the Republic of Panama and intended for human consumption. Unprocessed meats are excluded.
Panama – Draft TECHNICAL REGULATION DGNTI XX-2025 Food Technology. Fresh Fruits and Vegetables. Avocado. Specifications
The Ministry of Commerce and Industries has published the TECHNICAL REGULATION DGNTI XX-2025 Food Technology. Fresh Fruits and Vegetables. Avocado. Specifications. Conformity Assessment. This technical regulation aims to establish the technical and quality specifications that avocado (Persea americana) must meet.
Panama – Draft TECHNICAL REGULATION DGNTI XX-2025. Food Technology. Fresh Fruits and Vegetables
El Ministerio de Comercio e Industrias ha publicado el REGLAMENTO TÉCNICO DGNTI XX-2025. Tecnología de los Alimentos. Frutas y Hortalizas Frescas. Evaluación de la Conformidad. El proyecto de Reglamento Técnico establece los procedimientos de evaluación de la conformidad aplicables a las frutas, hortalizas y vegetales, con el fin de verificar el cumplimiento de los Reglamentos Técnicos vigentes, proteger la salud del consumidor y garantizar prácticas leales de comercio en el territorio de la República de Panamá.
Ecuador – Congress proposes regulating front-of-pack nutrition labeling
With the aim of preventing non-communicable chronic diseases such as obesity, malnutrition, and childhood undernutrition, the representative of the province of Guayas, Cristina Jácome, presented the Organic Law Reform Bill to the Organic Health Law for the Comprehensive Regulation of Front-of-Package Nutrition Labeling.
The proposal seeks to update and strengthen compliance with the comprehensive technical regulations for front-of-pack nutritional labeling using the Octagon Graphic System (OGS) on processed foods. This includes classification parameters, graphic design, analytical methodologies, and nutritional profiles, in coordination with the national standardization body.
It also proposes the implementation and maintenance of population-based nutritional surveillance systems, monitoring compliance with labeling requirements, evaluating the impact on consumption patterns, and industrial product reformulation.
The legislator argued that non-communicable chronic diseases (NCDs) are the leading cause of morbidity and mortality in Ecuador, generating a high disease burden that significantly affects the population’s quality of life and the sustainability of the health system, according to data from the Ministry of Public Health updated for the 2024–2025 period.
Mexico – Secretaries of Health and Agriculture agree to transform Mexico’s food system with health, social justice, and sustainability.
During the presentation of the EAT–Lancet Commission’s report on Healthy and Sustainable Diets, held at the National Academy of Medicine, Secretary of Health David Kershenobich stated that Mexico faces the urgent challenge of transforming its food system with a focus on health, social justice, and planetary boundaries. In his remarks, he acknowledged the work of the scientific community and the value of the analysis presented in the report.
The secretary also presented progress achieved thru front-of-pack warning labels, school policies, and fiscal measures to reduce the consumption of sugary drinks. He highlighted its impact on purchasing behavior: “Due to the measures we have implemented, up to 38% of people have changed their purchasing habits: 30.5% chose a product with fewer seals, and 38.7% reported not buying the labeled products.”
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