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Introduced by Representatives Dan Newhouse (R-Wash.) and Jennifer Wexton (D-Va.), along with eight other original co-sponsors, the United States Postal Service (USPS) Shipping Equity Act (H.R. 3721) would allow the USPS to ship alcohol (beer, wine, and spirits) in states …Read More
The Brewers Association recently worked with the House Small Brewers Caucus, along with the National Barley Growers Association, National Barley Improvement Committee, Hops Research Council, and Hop Growers of America to build congressional support for appropriations funding for hops and …Read More
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has issued a revised guidance “Labeling of Certain Beers Subject to the Labeling Jurisdiction of the Food and Drug Administration” to add sesame to the list of major food allergens that are part of …Read More
The Brewers Association (BA) has submitted a formal petition to the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB) composed of a number of items related to regulatory modernization from a variety of past BA submissions which to date have …Read More
The comment period for the advance notice of proposed rulemaking (ANPRM) on trade practices has been extended until June 7, 2023. Comments can be seen and/or submitted at Regulations.gov docket TTB-2022-0011. Read More
The Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB) has published Industry Circular 2022-2,Use of Social Media in the Advertising of Alcohol Beverages, which updates and supersedes Industry Circular 2013-1 to account for various new forms of social media used …Read More
In response to the President’s Executive Order Promoting Competition in the American Economy and the subsequent Treasury Department report Competition in the Markets for Beer, Wine, and Spirits, the Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB) has published an advance notice of proposed …Read More
The Center for Science in the Public Interest, the Consumer Federation of America, and the National Consumers League have filed suit in U.S. District Court seeking to compel the U.S. Department of Treasury and the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and …Read More
The Brewers Association has filed supportive comments on Tax and Trade Bureau Notice No. 212, Modernization of Qualification Requirements for Brewer’s Notices. With a goal of reducing burdens on industry members, the proposed amendments address the following issues: (1) eliminating the …Read More
The Tax and Trade Bureau recently published Notice No. 212, Modernization of Qualification Requirements for Brewer’s Notices, in the Federal Register and is accepting comments on this proposed rulemaking until August 8, 2022. The Brewers Association plans to submit comments …Read More
Pete Johnson serves as the State & Regulatory Affairs Manager for the Brewers Association (BA). 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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