INSTRUCTIVE FOR THE REGISTRE OF FOOD IN THE

PANAMANIAN FOOD SAFETY AUTHORITY (AUPSA)

OBJECTIVE
Submit the description of one attach Required Documents Application of Sanitary
Registration Food in the Republic of Panama.

SCOPE
This instructive is for all products sold in the entire territory of the Republic of
Panama given that must be a record for Product Each flavor of each.

VOCABULARY
• AUPSA: Panamanian Food Safety Authority; Responsible Entity Authorization
Management and Food Records in the Republic of Panama.

• FSC (Free Sale Certificate).

Legal document issued by health agencies in the country of origin for every
product.

GENERALITIES

1. The documents must be in Spanish or English Language. If there is in a third

language, an official translator must translated into Spanish.

2. When attaching documents should only be in formats: pdf, jpg, tif, no larger
than 2MB (not be accepted formats word, excel).

3. Each document requested must be in a separate file for each product flavor
to register.

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REQUIRED DOCUMENTS

1. PRODUCT LABEL:
The label must contain the following information

• Brand
• Product name
• Date of production
• Due date
• Production batch
• List of ingredients
• Manufacturer information
• Origen Country
• Product Weight
• Barcode
• Nutritional Facts.

Example:

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2. CERTIFICATE OF FREE SALE (FSC)

The Health Authority of the Country of Origin must signed it. It must has the next
specifications:

2.1. Product Name (Brand), manufacturer's name and must indicate it “is fit for
human consumption and free sales in their country of origin”.

2.2. The time of validity of the document will be write it. If does not show the
expiration date will be one year from the date of issuance.

2.3. The FSC will need to be apostille stamp obtained at the place of origin by a
Ministry and be of Justice or Foreign Affairs.
If there is not a Ministry in the Country of Origin, the Consular Offices of Panama
corresponding Country of Origin of the product must to authenticated and is
required to be certified by the Department of Authentication and Legalization of
the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Panama

Example:

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3. QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE FORMULA (INGREDIENTS LIST)

The qualitative and quantitative formula must contain the list of ingredients and
their percentage (%) in the final composition of the product to complete 100%.

The ingredients must agree entirely with the writings on the label. They must be
in the same order and called identical on the label and the qualitative-quantitative
formula.

Example:

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4. METHOD OF MANUFACTURING
It is a flowchart the processing method where the transformations that raw
material from the beginning of the process until the final product is explained.

Example:

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5. DESCRIPTION
Batching System Present interpretation of production or expiration date or
description and batching according the label.

Example:

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6. CONCERNING THE CONSERVATION AND BIOLOGICAL STABILITY

AND LIFE PRODUCT INFORMATION
In this section the user must indicate the life of the product which must be
supported by study (s) technician (s) as scientific evidence (microbiologic,
physiochemical, organoleptic and explain it as appropriate to use the
company to determine it.

Example:

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