Category Archives: COVID-19

HHS Rescinds FDA Rule Imposing $14,060 Fee on Bev/Al Firms that Produced Hand Sanitizer

Posted on December 31, 2020 by Joel Whitaker

U.S. Department of Health & Human Services withdrew a Food & Drug Administration notice published in the Federal Register that imposed a $14,060 fee on bev/al firms that stepped up to produce hand sanitizer during the Covid-19 epidemic. HHS’s Office of … Continue reading →

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FDA Imposes $14,060 Fee for Producing Hand Sanitizer, USTR Slaps Tariffs on French Brandy

Posted on December 31, 2020 by Joel Whitaker

In what the Distilled Spirits Council of the U.S. described as a “shocking turn of events,” the Food & Drug Administration announced it was imposing a $14,000 fee on distilleries and other facilities that produced hand sanitizer during the Covid pandemic. The … Continue reading →

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Trump Puts CBMTRA. Restaurant Relief in Jeopardy

Posted on December 22, 2020 by Joel Whitaker

Less than 20 hours after Congress passed a Covid-19 relief bill that was a bev/al lobbyists dream — it incorporated the Craft Beverage Modernization & Tax Reform Act as well as relief for hard-pressed restaurants — President Trump asked Congress … Continue reading →

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Senate OKs $900 Billion Covid Relief Package Making Lower FET Rates Permanent, Restoring Business Meal Deduction

Posted on December 22, 2020 by Joel Whitaker

The Senate passed, 92-6, a $900 billion Covid relief bill along with a $1.4 trillion spending bill to fund the government through September.  President Trump is expected to sign it, the White House said. Buried in the 5,593-page piece of … Continue reading →

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Number of Locations Pouring Beer at Lowest Since June

Posted on December 21, 2020 by Joel Whitaker

The failure of elected public officials to mandate widespread mitigation testing resulted in only 81% of locations surveyed by BeerBoard being open and pouring beer this past weekend, BeerBoard said.   That’s down dramatically from the Oct. 23-26 weekend, when 92% … Continue reading →

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Congress Aids Restaurants, Restores Full Meals Deduction

Posted on December 21, 2020 by Joel Whitaker

The final vote hasn’t happened yet, but Congress has agreed to include the Meals Deduction in the Covid relief bill it is currently debating. In a statement, Michael Bilello, senior vp, Wine & Spirits Wholesalers of America, called the action “a … Continue reading →

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