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Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB)

The Brewers Association will submit comments to the TTB to provide input on the Agency’s proposed new regulations mandating “alcohol facts” and major allergen disclosures on the labels falling under its primary jurisdiction. In February we began soliciting member input …Read More

Food & Drug Administration (FDA)

The Brewers Association has learned of several firings that will impact ongoing federal research into barley and hops. At least six scientists working at the Cereal Disease Lab the Cereal Crops Research Unit Malt Quality Lab, both operated by FDA’s …Read More

Copyright Office

In February the U.S. Copyright Office issued a Notice of Inquiry relating to Performing Rights Organizations (PROs), which license artists’ copyrighted works to concert halls, bars, and other music venues, including breweries. The recent proliferation of PROs and related developments, …Read More

Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA)

The new administration has indefinitely suspended the proposed heat illness and injury rule that OSHA proposed in 2024. That suspension pending review, ordered by the President immediately after taking office, does not have a specific end date. Few expect the …Read More

New TTB Formula Exemptions

On Thursday, December 5, the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB) issued Industry Circular 2024-2, exempting 24 brewing ingredients from the agency’s formula submission and approval requirements. The Industry Circular responds to two petitions filed by the Brewers …Read More

Corporate Transparency Act: Enforcement Temporarily Halted Again

If you’re feeling whiplash about the pending requirements, you’re not alone. The preliminary injunction from December 3, 2024 that temporarily prohibited the federal government from enforcing the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) was briefly stayed on December 23, 2024 by a …Read More

Standards of Fill: TTB Issues Final Rule for Wine and Spirits

The Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB) has issued a final rule, effective January 10, 2025, that changes the “standards of fill” (permitted consumer packages) for wine and distilled spirits. The new rule authorizes a total of 28 …Read More

Brewers Association Submits Comments on Proposed OSHA Heat Safety Standard

In August 2024, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) proposed a new standard: Heat Injury and Illness Prevention in Outdoor and Indoor Work Settings. The standard would require employers to create a plan to evaluate and control heat hazards …Read More

FDA Proposes Front-of-Packaging Labeling Mandate for Most Packaged Foods

In the waning days of the Biden Administration, the Food & Drug Administration (FDA) proposed a sweeping new rule that would mandate front-of-label (FOP) disclosures of certain nutrients on most packaged foods regulated under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic …Read More

Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau

On Thursday, December 5, the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB) issued Industry Circular 2024-2, exempting 24 additional brewing ingredients from the agency’s formula submission and approval requirements. The Industry Circular responds to two petitions filed by the …Read More

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