Week of November 9, 2007
Greetings! Hope you have had a superb and worthwhile week! This week's offerings include our recommendations to promote import safety, information on the use of the word "absinthe" in advertising, and the notice of Maria D'Allessandro replacing Jeff Greer in Rhode Island.
In the TTB Newsletter, we compile the top TTB news of the week and other helpful information about the Bureau and the Federal alcohol and tobacco laws and regulations we enforce. Please send any questions and/or comments to Susan Stewart Evans, Executive Liaison for Industry Matters (susan.stewart-evans@ttb.gov) and/or Frosty Chapman, State Liaison (forrest.chapman@ttb.gov). |
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TTB's RECOMMENDATIONS TO PROMOTE IMPORT SAFETY
In response to increasing safety issues with various imported products, TTB, as a Treasury representative for the Interagency Working Group on Import Safety, is highlighting the importance of import safety and working toward preventing and minimizing potential safety concerns by implementing a series of recommendations. Read more.
USE OF THE TERM ABSINTHE IN THE ADVERTISING OF DISTILLED SPIRITS
TTB would like to remind industry members of their responsibilities under the Federal Alcohol Administration Act (FAA Act) and its implementing regulations with regard to the use of the term absinthe in the advertising of distilled spirits products. Advertisers of distilled spirits are responsible for complying with the advertising provisions of the FAA Act, codified at 27 U.S.C. § 205(f), and the distilled spirits advertising regulations found at 27 CFR 5.61 through 5.66. Read more.
If you have any questions about advertising requirements for distilled spirits products, please contact the TTB Market Compliance Office at (202) 927-8140 or toll free at (866) 927-ALFD - (2533), option #5; by fax at (202) 927-8605; or by e-mail at alfd@ttb.gov.
MARIA D'ALESSANDRO REPLACES JEFF GREER
Maria D'Alessandro has been named as the Associate Director of the Liquor Control Section of the Division of Commercial Licensing for Rhode Island, replacing Jeff Greer, who now is in the office of Counsel to the Governor.