Tag Archives: Food & Drug Administration

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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How FDA’s Spent Grains Plan Fuels Contempt for Gov’t

Posted on April 15, 2014 by Joel Whitaker

Media coverage continues to heap scorn on the Food & Drug Administration for its proposal to regulate the disposal of spent grains by breweries.  The Beer Institute says the proposal will subject brewers to “onerous” and unnecessary regulation.  Latest example … Continue reading →

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