Regulatory Compliance, Consumer Trends 17 Jan 2025 compliance, customs duties and inspection, imports, administrative practice and procedure, reporting and recordkeeping requirements, claims, research, freight, exports, excise taxes, surety bonds, grains, labeling, advertising, trade practices, scientific equipment, alcohol and alcoholic beverages, vinegar, wine, liquors, spices and flavorings, electronic funds transfers, fruit juices, packaging and containers, food additives, warehouses, treaties, cosmetics, beer, consumer information, alcohol industry, labeling regulations

🍷New Alcohol Facts Labeling Regulation

The Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB) proposes to require disclosure of per-serving alcohol, calorie, and nutrient content information in an "Alcohol Facts" statement on all alcohol beverage labels subject to TTB's regulatory authority under the Federal Alcohol Administration Act (FAA Act). This rulemaking responds to the Department of the Treasury's February 2022 report on "Competition in the Markets for Beer, Wine, and Spirits," which recommended that TTB revive or initiate rulemaking on alcohol content, nutritional content, and appropriate serving sizes for alcohol beverage labels. Pursuant to its authorities under both the FAA Act and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, TTB is also proposing mandatory alcohol content statements for certain types of malt beverages, beer, and wine that are not currently required to be labeled with an alcohol content statement. TTB proposes a compliance date of 5 years from the date that a final rule resulting from this proposal is published in the Federal Register.

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Compliance, Industry Standards 10 Jan 2025 regulatory compliance, consumer protection, customs duties and inspection, imports, administrative practice and procedure, reporting and recordkeeping requirements, claims, research, exports, excise taxes, surety bonds, labeling, advertising, scientific equipment, alcohol and alcoholic beverages, vinegar, distilled spirits, wine, liquors, spices and flavorings, alcohol, electronic funds transfers, ttb, fruit juices, packaging and containers, container standards, food additives, warehouses

🍷New Standards of Fill for Wine and Distilled Spirits Effective in 2025

This final rule amends the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB) regulations that govern wine and distilled spirits containers to add 13 standards of fill for wine and 15 for distilled spirits. TTB is also amending its regulations to eliminate the distinction between standards of fill for distilled spirits in cans and those for distilled spirits in containers other than cans. TTB had also proposed to generally eliminate the standards of fill for wine and distilled spirits, as an alternative to approving specific new standards of fill. Upon careful consideration of comments received, however, TTB is not adopting that proposal at this time. The amendments described in this final rule respond to industry member requests for additional flexibility to use a wider range of container sizes and are expected to facilitate the movement of goods in domestic and international commerce while also providing consumers broader purchasing options.

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