January 17, 2025│Office of Communications
In its February 2022 Report on Competition in the Markets for Beer, Wine, and Spirits, the Department of the Treasury recommended that TTB revive or initiate rulemaking regarding the labeling of wines, distilled spirits, and malt beverages with allergen and per-serving alcohol, calorie, and nutrient content disclosures (“Alcohol Facts”). In today’s Federal Register, we published Notices of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRMs) that would require the disclosure of allergen as well as Alcohol Facts information on labels of alcohol beverages under TTB’s jurisdiction. These proposals reflect comments from consumers, public health stakeholders, and industry members of all sizes that were provided during public listening sessions and in response to a related Federal Register Notice that solicited information regarding public interest in these disclosures. The NPRMs are based upon the input received and seek public comment upon the proposals published today. The comment period will be open for 90 days.
Allergens: In Notice No. 238, we propose to require a label disclosure of all major food allergens used in the production of alcohol beverages subject to TTB’s regulatory authority under the Federal Alcohol Administration Act. Under the proposed regulations, unless an exception applies, labels must declare milk, eggs, fish, Crustacean shellfish, tree nuts, wheat, peanuts, soybeans, and sesame, as well as ingredients that contain protein derived from these foods, if used in the production of the alcohol beverage.
To view all documents and comments related to this rulemaking, see Docket No. TTB–2025–0003 at Regulations.gov. To comment electronically, use the Regulations.gov comment form for Notice No. 238, available in docket TTB–2005–0003. Electronic comments submitted via Regulations.gov are due by 11:59 p.m. ET on April 17, 2025, and comments submitted by postal mail must be postmarked by that date. Please see Notice No. 238 for complete instructions on how and where to comment.
Alcohol Facts: In Notice No. 237, we propose to require Alcohol Facts label disclosures for alcohol beverages subject to TTB’s regulatory authority under the Federal Alcohol Administration Act. This disclosure would include the serving size of the product; the number of servings per container; alcohol content as a percentage of alcohol by volume; the number of fluid ounces of pure ethyl alcohol per serving; the number of calories per serving; and the number, in grams per serving, of carbohydrates, fat, and protein.
To view all documents and comments related to this rulemaking, see Docket No. TTB–2025–0002 at Regulations.gov. To comment electronically, use the Regulations.gov comment form for Notice No. 237, available in docket TTB–2005–0002. Electronic comments submitted via Regulations.gov are due by 11:59 p.m. ET on April 17, 2025, and comments submitted by postal mail must be postmarked by that date. Please see Notice No. 237 for complete instructions on how and where to comment.
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