Category Archives: Alcohol Policy

High Court Nixes Walmart Bid to Sidestep Texas Law

Walmart had asked the court to overturn a Texaslaw that bars liquor sales by publicly owned companies.  As a result, Walmart will have to show Texas is intentionally discriminting against interstate commerce. Walmart had said the Texas law has the … Continue reading

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Voters in 1 Penna. Town Approve Alcohol Sales

The Dandy Mini Mart in Mehoopany, Pa., was able to get enough signatures on a petition to allow bev/al sales in town, and unofficial election results show 292 people voted yes, 156 voted no.

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Advocates Seek to Update Gov’t Warning, Include Cancer Risk

Saying Federal law requires the Alcohol & Tobacco Tax & Trade Bureau notify Congress whenever “available scientific information would justify a change in, addition to, or deletion of the (Government Warning) statement,” a group of nine health advocacy groups petitioned TTB … Continue reading

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DISCUS Praises TTB for Swift Action on Gluten-Free

We reported the updated TTB rules yesterday. “We commend the bureau for their quick action in updating their ‘gluten-free’ labeling policy for distilled spirits and for appropriately and conclusively acknowledging that the distillation process removes gluten from distilled spirits products,” … Continue reading

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TTB Revises Policy on ‘Gluten Free’

Responding to recent changes in Food & Drug Administration rules, Alcohol & Tobacco Tax & Trade Bureau said it was revising its policy on when the term “gluten free” would be permitted on labels and in advertisements for wines, distilled spirits, and … Continue reading

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Ohio Gov. Makes Cocktails-to-Go Permanent

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine (R) signed a bill making cocktails-to-go permanent in Ohio, making the state the second in the nation to make a cocktails to-go measure enacted in response to COVID-19 permanent. The move was immediate praised by the … Continue reading

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