Panama Revises Certain Import Requirements
Panama recently revised import requirements for fresh potatoes and poultry products, and made changes to sanitary registrations for pet food, raw materials, ingredients and additives, the USDA Foreign Agricultural Service said in an April 12 report. The major changes restricted…
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imports of certain poultry products from countries affected with highly pathogenic avian influenza and established new quality requirements for potatoes, which could “significantly impact the exports of U.S. potatoes to Panama,” USDA said. Potato imports must pass a “visual potato analysis” to ensure they meet certain safety standards, the agency said.