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Ohio Introduces Franchise Reform Bill

Ohio reintroduced last year’s franchise reform bill in the Senate as S.B. 23. This legislation is a straight exemption from the franchise law for any brewer making less than 250,000 barrels (bbls) per year. Read More

Bill Introduced in Washington to Lower the Legal Limit for DUI Offenses

Brewers in Washington are facing a challenge to lower the blood alcohol content (BAC) level for DUI to .05% (S.B. 5067). Opposing these measures is delicate, but the data showing that the lion’s share of fatal vehicle crashes involve at …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

Occupational Health and Safety Administration

OSHA continues to solicit comments on a plan to create a national standard aimed at reducing heath injury and illness in the workplace. In November OSHA extended the deadline for comments into the new year, with a new comment deadline …Read More

Major Brands v. Mast-Jägermeister US

In November the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eight Circuit issued an opinion that restores balance to the interpretation of Missouri’s alcohol beverage “franchise” law. In reversing the decision below, the Eighth Circuit agreed with the position of the …Read More

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