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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 August 16, 2026

Jurisdiction
Panama (packaged food sold at retail)
Regulation
Ley 372 de 2024 + RTCA 67.01.60:10 (back-of-pack)
Effective
1 May 2024
Official source
www.minsa.gob.pa
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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

Citation
Ley 372 de 2024 + RTCA 67.01.60:10 (back-of-pack)
Effective
1 May 2024
Scope
Panama (packaged food sold at retail)
Source

Key facts

Mandatory nutrients (9)
Energía, Proteínas, Grasa total, Grasa saturada, Grasa trans, Carbohidratos totales, Azúcares totales, Fibra dietética and Sodio
Declaration basis
Per 100 g or 100 ml and per serving, both columns required
Energy units
kcal
Sodium or salt
Declared as sodium, not salt
Panel heading
Información Nutricional
Label language
Spanish required on pack
Front of pack
Mandatory: black octagon stop sign

Front-of-pack scheme: how it works in Panama

Scheme type
black octagon stop sign
Colour bands
fill, text

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.

How NFL handles it

  • Applies the correct rounding rules for every nutrient
  • Uses the right Daily Value / Reference Intake table for this jurisdiction
  • Renders the required front-of-pack warnings automatically when thresholds are hit
  • Handles multilingual labels where required (bilingual EN/FR, EN/ES, Arabic + EN, etc.)
  • Exports print-ready vector PDF, PNG, SVG, JPG, and EPS

Common questions

Is a nutrition declaration mandatory in Panama?
Yes. Packaged food sold in Panama must carry a nutrition declaration under Ley 372 de 2024 + RTCA 67.01.60:10 (back-of-pack).
When did Ley 372 de 2024 + RTCA 67.01.60:10 (back-of-pack) take effect?
Ley 372 de 2024 + RTCA 67.01.60:10 (back-of-pack) has applied since 1 May 2024.
Which label format does Panama use?
Panama uses the Panama format. PAHO NPM black octagon warnings layered on RTCA 67.01.60:10.

How to generate one

  • Open the generator: free account, no credit card
  • Pick "Panama - Ley 372/2024 (ALTO EN warnings)" from the format rail
  • Enter your ingredients (search USDA FoodData Central or add a custom ingredient)
  • The label renders live; export in one click

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