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TTB Increases Penalty for Missing Health Warning Labels on Alcoholic Beverages

The Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau is increasing the civil penalty amount from $19,787 per day to $20,111 per day for violations of the Alcoholic Beverage Labeling Act, it said (here). The increase adjusts the penalty for inflation, TTB said. The law sets requirements for all alcoholic beverages, including imports, to bear a health warning statement on labeling.

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(Federal Register 01/10/17)