On September 18, 2024, the Trade Policy Directorate of the Government of the Republic of Honduras issued a public notice proposing a draft Law on the Regulation of Energy Drinks. The comment period is open until 11/11/2024. Main contents:

(1) General provisions on the definition, composition, and terminology of energy drinks and that apply to imported products;

(2) Special provisions on the characteristics, composition, specifications, etc. of energy drinks; for energy drinks or products containing caffeine, the total content of caffeine ingredient per 100ml/g of energy drink shall not be less than 15mg; in order to effectively protect the people under the age of 18 years, it is prohibited to sell energy drinks or products containing one of the following ingredients in the domestic market and with a content exceeding that stipulated in the attached table (see attached table); and

(3) The product label must contain the “Energy Drink” logo, a complete list of ingredients, net content, caffeine content, special warnings, etc., and must comply with the Honduran regulations on general labeling of pre-packaged food and nutritional labeling of pre-packaged food. If the imported energy drink or product labeling information is different from the above regulations, a supplemental label must be added;

(4) Responsibilities and prohibitions: For SICA (Central American Integration System) member countries that have mutual recognition of energy drinks or product characteristics and specification requirements under the provisions of this Regulation, the provisions of international treaties on labeling must be complied with, while the health authorities may request additional information from the importer under the provisions of this Regulation;

(5) Manufacturers, packagers and importers of energy drinks must update and adjust the labeling of their products in accordance with the provisions of Article 21 of this Regulation;

(6) Energy drink control, monitoring and inspection, and penalty provisions;

(7) A one-year transition period for new products. After one year from the effective date of this regulation, the product labeling must comply with the provisions and requirements of this regulation, of which the warning labeling of the supplementary labeling provided for in Article 8 of the regulation must be completed within two months after the effective date of this regulation;

(8) Other provisions.