Visit Us at SHOT Show!
If you plan to attend SHOT Show, make sure to visit the TTB team January 23-26! TTB specialists will be available at our booth throughout the conference to answer questions. This is a great opportunity for manufacturers and importers to ask questions and get first-hand advice from our FAET experts. We hope to see you there!
Provide Feedback on our Chemist Certification Program
TTB offers the Chemist Certification Program as a service to the alcohol beverage industry to facilitate the export of beverage alcohol to foreign markets. Chemists in the private industry are certified by TTB to provide an analysis of alcohol beverages to many countries that require testing as a condition of entry. An application period is available each Spring and Fall to become certified.
We are looking at improving the experience for those using the Chemist Certification Program, so existing users should expect to receive, or may have already received, a survey asking about the existing process and potential future improvements. If you’ve received this survey we encourage you to let us know your thoughts. The survey is distributed by Survey Monkey, the responses are anonymous, and it should take you no more than five minutes to complete.
If you have any questions, please contact Scientific Services Division (SSD) with your questions.
ABLA Civil Penalty Adjusted for Inflation
On Thursday, January 18, 2024, we published the latest civil monetary penalty inflation adjustment notification, adjusting the maximum penalty for violations of the Alcoholic Beverage Labeling Act of 1988 (ABLA). Beginning January 18, 2024, the maximum penalty for violations of the ABLA is raised from $24,759 to $25,561, with each day constituting a separate offense.
In general, the ABLA requires a government health warning statement on all containers of alcoholic beverage sold or distributed in the United States, as well as on such containers sold or distributed to the U.S. Armed Forces, including those stationed overseas.
Federal Trade Commission to Hold Hearing on Use of Consumer Reviews and Testimonials
TTB-regulated industries may find this notice of interest.
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) will hold an informal public hearing on its “Use of Consumer Reviews and Testimonials” proposed rule, which would prohibit certain specified unfair or deceptive acts or practices involving consumer reviews or testimonials. During the hearing, the FTC will hear testimony only from the three interest groups that requested a public hearing during the proposed rule’s earlier comment period. The hearing will take place on Tuesday, February 13, 2024, at
10:00 a.m. ET. The hearing will be conducted virtually and will be available for public viewing on the FTC’s website at https://www.ftc.gov. A recording or transcript of the informal hearing will be placed in the rulemaking record.
To learn more about the hearing, the three groups presenting testimony, and the FTC’s rulemaking on the Use of Consumer Reviews and Testimonials, see the hearing notice published in the January 16, 2024 Federal Register. For details on the FTC’s rulemaking proposal on this topic, see the November 8, 2022 advance notice of proposed rulemaking (ANPRM) and the July 31, 2023 notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM).
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