On September 18 , 2024 , the Trade Policy Bureau of the Government of the Republic of Honduras issued an announcement to formulate a draft " Energy Drink Supervision Law." The feedback period ends on November 11 , 2024 . Main content:

　　( 1 ) General provisions on the definition, ingredients, terminology, etc. of energy drinks, and apply to imported products;

　　( 2 ) Special regulations on the characteristics, composition and specifications of energy drinks. For energy drinks or products containing caffeine, the total content of caffeine ingredients in every 100ml/g energy drink shall not be less than 15mg ; in order to effectively protect people under the age of 18 For groups of people, it is prohibited to sell in the country energy drinks or products that contain one of the following ingredients and the content exceeds the provisions in the attached table (see attached table);

( 3 ) Product labels must include the "energy drink" logo, complete ingredient list, net content, caffeine content, special warnings, etc., and must comply with the Honduras national prepackaged food general labeling and prepackaged food nutrition labeling regulations. When the label information of imported energy drinks or products is different from the above regulations, a supplementary label must be added;

　　( 4 ) Responsibilities and prohibitions. For member states of SICA (Central American Integration System), mutual recognition of characteristics and specifications of energy drinks or products in accordance with the provisions of this Regulation must comply with the provisions of international treaties on labeling, and at the same time the health authorities The importer may be required to provide additional information in accordance with the provisions of this Regulation;

　　( 5 ) The responsibilities of energy drink manufacturers, packers and importers must update and adjust the labels of their products in accordance with Article 21 of this Regulation;

　　( 6 ) Regulations on energy drink control, supervision and inspection, and penalties;

　　( 7 ) Give new products a one-year transition period. One year from the date of entry into force of this regulation, product labels must comply with the provisions and requirements of this regulation. The warnings on supplementary labels stipulated in Article 8 of the regulation must be completed within two months from the date of entry into force of this regulation;

　　( 8 ) Other provisions.

　　For more details, see: https://sde.gob.hn/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/REGLAMENTO_BEBIDAS_ENERGIZANTES.pdf ;