Ley 372/2024 (ALTO EN warnings): Panama nutrition label
Ley 372/2024 (ALTO EN warnings), the Panamanian nutrition label under Ley 372 de 2024 + RTCA 67.01.60:10 (back-of-pack), 9 mandatory nutrients, per 100 g or 100 ml and per serving, both columns required, Spanish on pack. Generate a compliant label free.
Reviewed against Ley 372 de 2024 + RTCA 67.01.60:10 (back-of-pack) · Page updated October 25, 2026
Nutrition labelling requirements in Panama
Packaged food sold in Panama must carry a nutrition declaration under Ley 372 de 2024 + RTCA 67.01.60:10 (back-of-pack). This page covers the Panama - Ley 372/2024 (ALTO EN warnings) format: PAHO NPM black octagon warnings layered on RTCA 67.01.60:10. A compliant Panamanian nutrition label declares 9 mandatory nutrients: energía, proteínas, grasa total, grasa saturada, grasa trans, carbohidratos totales, azúcares totales, fibra dietética and sodio. Values are declared per 100 g or 100 ml and per serving, both columns required, with energy in kcal, and sodium rather than salt. The scheme itself uses 2 colour bands, and is applied on pack. The panel is headed "Información Nutricional". Spanish is required on pack. Front-of-pack warnings apply. The required scheme is black octagon stop sign. Panama adopts RTCA 67.01.60:10 rather than writing its own labelling text, so a label built to that standard travels across every market that adopted it. NFL builds a print-ready Panamanian nutrition label from your recipe, applying the rounding rules and reference intakes for Panama automatically, and exports it as PDF, PNG, SVG, JPG or EPS.
Official regulation
Key facts
Front-of-pack scheme: how it works in Panama
One standard, 6 markets
Panama applies RTCA 67.01.60:10, a harmonised standard adopted in full by 5 other markets. A label built to this standard is accepted in all of them, subject to each market's own language rules and its own enforcement body. The sibling markets are Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua.
Panama food warning labels: still a proposal
Panama does not yet have a front-of-pack warning label law in force. The official National Assembly record shows the warning system as proposed legislation: an initiative first introduced in 2024 (Anteproyecto de Ley No. 57) and the current bill, Proyecto de Ley 445, which would create an Etiquetado Frontal de Advertencia Nutricional (EFAN).
During 2026 the bill was still pending first debate, with the Assembly examining Projects 445 and 402 together because both deal with nutrition labelling. The Ministry of Health (MINSA) has publicly supported passing a front-of-pack warning law.
So a law described as "Ley 372 of 2024" with mandatory "ALTO EN" octagons is not confirmed in official records. Until a law is passed, no national octagon warning is mandatory in Panama.
Source: Asamblea Nacional de Panamá, Front-of-pack labelling pending first debate, and MINSA, Minister supports front-of-pack labelling bill.
What the proposed octagon warnings would do
The proposal would flag packaged foods with excess nutrients of concern. Assembly material refers to excess sugars, sodium, saturated fat, total fat and calories, and MINSA describes the warnings as a way to spot foods high in sodium, sugar or fats.
Panama's health authorities favour octagonal warnings, citing local research showing they worked better than GDA or traffic light formats for identifying products with excess critical nutrients. The PAHO Nutrient Profile Model is proposed as the technical basis.
None of this is binding yet. The final wording, thresholds, scope and timetable will depend on the law and implementing rules actually adopted, so specific cut-offs or "ALTO EN" text should be treated as proposals.
Source: MINSA, Promoting front-of-pack warning labelling in Panama, and Asamblea Nacional, Consultations on front-of-pack labelling.
Panama and the Central American labelling regulations
Panama's position on the Central American Technical Regulations differs from its neighbours. The Ministry of Commerce and Industries (MICI) list updated in 2026 records RTCA 67.01.60:10 on nutrition labelling as not in force for Panama.
Panama has, however, adopted the general labelling regulation RTCA 67.01.07:10 through COMIECO Resolution No. 501-2026, with an entry into force in 2027. Until then Panama is in a transition period for those general labelling rules.
That adoption covers general labelling only; it is separate from the proposed EFAN warning law.
Source: MICI, List of Central American Technical Regulations, 2026, and MICI, Panama reaches regional consensus on general food labelling.
Imported foods, Spanish information and enforcement
Under Panama's adoption of RTCA 67.01.07:10, required information must be available in Spanish once it takes effect. Panama secured a specific option: for products with English labels, the Spanish complementary information may be provided through digital tools instead of a printed sticker, under conditions in Resolution No. 501-2026.
The Panama Food Agency (Agencia Panameña de Alimentos, APA) reported in September 2026 that it was adapting its APA Click platform and coordinating with MICI and MINSA to implement the new rules. APA handles food import control, replacing the former AUPSA.
Importers do not need to add warning octagons now. If the EFAN bill or a successor is passed, imported products in scope will have to follow its final requirements.
Source: Agencia Panameña de Alimentos, Coordination on new prepackaged food rules.
Sources
Primary documents this page was written from, checked 2026-10-04.
- Asamblea Nacional de Panamá, Front-of-pack labelling pending first debate
- Asamblea Nacional de Panamá, Consultations on front-of-pack labelling
- MINSA, Minister supports front-of-pack labelling bill
- MINSA, Promoting front-of-pack warning labelling
- MICI, List of Central American Technical Regulations, 2026
- MICI, Panama regional consensus on general food labelling
- Agencia Panameña de Alimentos, Coordination on new prepackaged food rules
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