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April 1, 2022

Health Claims in Advertising - Suggesting Health Benefits We’ve noticed an increasing number of alcohol beverage advertisements (including company websites and social media accounts) that suggest a relationship between alcohol beverage consumption and purported health benefits or effects.  We remind industry members that TTB advertising regulations prohibit any health-related statement that is untrue in any particular, or that tends to create a misleading impression as to the effects of alcohol consumption on health.   Some examples of unsubstantiated advertising statements that suggest consuming an alcohol beverage will result in health benefits include: “Recovery drink” “Anti-inflammatory” “Aphrodisiac” “Health benefits” Read the first article in our four-part advertising series, Health Claims in Advertising – Mitigating Health Consequences, in last week’s newsletter. Advertising Alcohol Beverage Products

TTB Participates in Panel at National Alcohol Beverage Control Association Legal Conference We recently participated in the 29th Annual Symposium on Alcohol Beverage Law and Regulation, hosted by the National Alcohol Beverage Control Association (NABCA). NABCA is the national association that represents the Control State Systems in 17 states and several municipal jurisdictions.   We participated in the The ABCs of Federal Regulation panel, moderated by TTB Deputy Administrator Dave Wulf. Our Director of the Office of Industry and State Outreach spoke on the panel, along with a representative from the Department of Homeland Security, and a former representative from the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative.   Together, the panelists gave a broad view of some of the various ways that alcohol beverages are regulated by the federal government. We spoke about the history of federal alcohol taxation, TTB’s legal authority under the Internal Revenue Code and the Federal Alcohol Administration Act, and some of our current projects and hot topics.   We believe developing our relationships with state regulators and the businesses we regulate helps us identify regulatory barriers that we can work together to resolve, which paves the way for a thriving, compliant industry.   Upcoming Outreach Events Due Date for Quarterly Filers is Coming Soon If you are an alcohol industry member who files tax returns quarterly, the due date for Q1 (January 1– March 31) is Thursday, April 14.     Who is Eligible to File Quarterly?   TTB-regulated businesses that remove wine, distilled spirits, or beer from their premises subject to federal excise tax, may file quarterly excise tax returns if they: Reasonably expect to be liable for not more than $50,000 in excise taxes in the current calendar year; and Were liable for not more than $50,000 in excise taxes the previous year.   We recommend that you file TTB excise tax returns and make payments electronically using Pay.gov.   Get Tax Due Dates

What's Trending on TTB.gov: Alcohol Beverage Formula Approval Which Alcohol Beverages Require Formula Approval? Processing Times for Beverage Alcohol Formulas Flavor Ingredient Data Sheet: Guidance and Examples TTB G: 2018-10 - Formula Approval Basics for Domestic Producers and Importers of Alcohol Beverages TTB G: 2017-5A - Formula Approval with Laboratory Sample Analysis

Upcoming TTB Outreach Activities April 4: NBWA Legislative Conference April 14: 2022 Sovos ShipCompliant Wine Summit May 2-5: Craft Brewers Conference May 23-26: NABCA Annual Conference