2024 Government Affairs Year In Review
A 2024 year in review of the Brewers Association's major government affairs initiatives, including work on self-distribution and franchise reform.Read More
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A 2024 year in review of the Brewers Association's major government affairs initiatives, including work on self-distribution and franchise reform.Read More
On Friday, January 17, 2025, the TTB will publish two important Notices of Proposed Rulemaking proposing changes for the labeling of alcohol beverages, including beer and malt beverages.Read More
The Brewers Association submitted comments addressing specific concerns arising from OSHA's proposed heat safety standard.Read More
The TTB has issued a final rule, effective January 10, 2025, that changes the "standards of fill" for wine and distilled spirits.Read More
On Friday January 3, the U.S. Surgeon General released an advisory on alcohol and cancer risk, a follow-up to the 2016 report on alcohol, drugs, and health, which discussed alcohol misuse's impact on seven types of cancer. Read More
Enforcement of the Corporate Transparency Act is temporarily prohibited. This law, if resumed, would require certain companies to report information about their beneficial owners to the Department of the Treasury.Read More
The House of Representatives came to a last minute deal to keep the government open through mid-March.Read More
The past week saw a flurry of antitrust news with implications for small and independent brewers. Read More
The TTB has exempted 24 brewing ingredients from its formula submission and approval requirements in response to two petitions filed by the Brewers Association.Read More
The TTB recently published an Industry Circular on social media clarifying the application of its advertising regulations to these new forms of media.Read More