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National

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

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Special Projects Coordinator

Marc Preo serves as the special projects coordinator on the Government Affairs team tracking federal regulatory affairs and state bill and rulemaking activity. A longtime homebrewing hobbyist and craft beer enthusiast, Marc enjoys spending as much time as he can in the mountains snowboarding, Nordic touring, and mountain biking.

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National

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

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Special Projects Coordinator

Marc Preo serves as the special projects coordinator on the Government Affairs team tracking federal regulatory affairs and state bill and rulemaking activity. A longtime homebrewing hobbyist and craft beer enthusiast, Marc enjoys spending as much time as he can in the mountains snowboarding, Nordic touring, and mountain biking.

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National

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

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Vice President of Government Affairs

Marc Sorini, vice president of government affairs for the Brewers Association, is a beer lover and homebrewer who has served as a counsel for small and independent craft brewers for more than two decades. Marc holds a Juris Doctor degree from Georgetown University Law Center and when he's not contemplating beverage alcohol law, he's homebrewing with his adult kids.

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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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Vice President of Government Affairs

Marc Sorini, vice president of government affairs for the Brewers Association, is a beer lover and homebrewer who has served as a counsel for small and independent craft brewers for more than two decades. Marc holds a Juris Doctor degree from Georgetown University Law Center and when he's not contemplating beverage alcohol law, he's homebrewing with his adult kids.

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National

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

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Vice President of Government Affairs

Marc Sorini, vice president of government affairs for the Brewers Association, is a beer lover and homebrewer who has served as a counsel for small and independent craft brewers for more than two decades. Marc holds a Juris Doctor degree from Georgetown University Law Center and when he's not contemplating beverage alcohol law, he's homebrewing with his adult kids.

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National

TTB Comment Period on Standards of Fill Closes

The Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB) recently closed the reopened comment period on its proposed rulemaking addressing standards of fill for wine and distilled spirits. TTB specifically proposed adding 10 additional authorized standards of fill for …Read More

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Pete Johnson served as the State & Regulatory Affairs Manager for the Brewers Association (BA) until 2024. He joined the BA at its inception in 2005, having previously worked as Programs Director for the Brewers Association of America. Before coming to the small brewing industry in 2001, Pete worked for 14 years with both state and federal elected officials in Pennsylvania and Washington, D.C.

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National

TTB Issues Updated Social Media Advertising Guidance

The Alcohol and Tobacco tax and trade Bureau (TTB) has published TTB Industry Circular 2024-1, Use of Social Media in the Advertising of Alcohol Beverages addressing compliance with the Federal Alcohol Administration Act and the TTB advertising regulations with regard …Read More

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Pete Johnson served as the State & Regulatory Affairs Manager for the Brewers Association (BA) until 2024. He joined the BA at its inception in 2005, having previously worked as Programs Director for the Brewers Association of America. Before coming to the small brewing industry in 2001, Pete worked for 14 years with both state and federal elected officials in Pennsylvania and Washington, D.C.

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National

USPS Shipping Equity Act Reintroduced in the U.S. Senate

S. 5069, companion legislation to H.R. 3721, has been reintroduced in the Senate. The legislation will allow the USPS to ship beverage alcohol products to legal drinking age adults in states that already have legalized private shipping of alcohol. Read More

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Pete Johnson served as the State & Regulatory Affairs Manager for the Brewers Association (BA) until 2024. He joined the BA at its inception in 2005, having previously worked as Programs Director for the Brewers Association of America. Before coming to the small brewing industry in 2001, Pete worked for 14 years with both state and federal elected officials in Pennsylvania and Washington, D.C.

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National

OSHA Proposes Heat Injury and Illness Prevention Rule

The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has issued the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) entitled Heat Injury and Illness Prevention in Outdoor and Indoor Work Settings. The proposed rule aims to prevent and reduce the …Read More

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Pete Johnson served as the State & Regulatory Affairs Manager for the Brewers Association (BA) until 2024. He joined the BA at its inception in 2005, having previously worked as Programs Director for the Brewers Association of America. Before coming to the small brewing industry in 2001, Pete worked for 14 years with both state and federal elected officials in Pennsylvania and Washington, D.C.

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National

Draft Beer-Centric Relief Introduced in Congress

H.R.7577, the Creating Hospitality Economic Enhancement for Restaurants and Servers (CHEERS) Act, has been introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives. The CHEERS Act would provide a tax deduction for bars, restaurants and entertainment venues with draft beer systems in …Read More

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Pete Johnson served as the State & Regulatory Affairs Manager for the Brewers Association (BA) until 2024. He joined the BA at its inception in 2005, having previously worked as Programs Director for the Brewers Association of America. Before coming to the small brewing industry in 2001, Pete worked for 14 years with both state and federal elected officials in Pennsylvania and Washington, D.C.

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