TTB Issues Final Rule Amending Labeling Regulations for Distilled Spirits, Malt Beverages
The Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau recently issued a final rule making another set of changes to its labeling regulations for distilled spirits and malt beverages. In this second set of amendments based on a proposal issued by the agency in November 2018 (see 1811230015), the agency is reorganizing the regulations for clarity, incorporating its current policies into the regulations and adopting liberalizing changes that bring requirements for distilled spirits or malt beverages into line with those for wine. The final rule, effective March 11, “will not require industry members to make changes to alcohol beverage labels or advertisements but instead provide additional flexibility to make certain changes going forward,” TTB said.
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A final rule issued in April 2020 included the first set of changes based on TTB’s proposed rule (see 2004010056). “Reorganizing the wine labeling regulations, and addressing the remaining labeling issues related to wine, as well as reorganizing and finalizing the regulations related to the advertising of wine, distilled spirits, and malt beverages, will be accomplished in future rulemaking,” TTB said.