The Ministry of Health (Minsa) informs that, as of yesterday, July 3, 2023, the new system of procedures for the Sanitary Registration of National Food for Human Consumption was implemented, through the digital Platform of the Integrated System of Procedures (SIT ) of the Panamanian Food Agency (APA).
Applications for the New Sanitary Registration of National Food for human consumption will be received only by this means, for which you must prove yourself by going to the website www.apa.gob.pa, selecting the DNCAVV icon and registering as a manufacturer or processor user. , and comply with the requirements indicated in article 41 of Executive Decree No. 125 of September 29, 2021 and annex A of Resolution 685 of August 18, 2021, in addition to other current health regulations.
The Minsa indicated that the requests for Sanitary Registration of National Food for Human Consumption will have an extension of three (3) months, until the new platform for this procedure is implemented.
It should be noted that the procedures that did not complete their process in the previous platform must migrate to this new system, which will have an instructive guide and consultation manual for its use.
Coordination in the Web Portal
According to the Minsa, the web portal has been developed in conjunction with the Information Technology Office of the Panamanian Food Agency, based on the operational requirements of the SIT/APA. At the same time, it intends to harmonize, strengthen and streamline the attention to requests, as well as the effective application of sanitary controls based on risk for the protection of the health of the population.
This new system of procedures is based on attention to Law 206, which creates the Panamanian Food Agency and its regulations through Decree 125 and Decree 770 of May 14, 2021, which creates the National Directorate of Food Control and Veterinary Surveillance as a dependency of the Ministry of Health (Minsa).
