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Is TTB Next? FDA’s New Proposed Nutrition Label and its Effects on Alcohol Beverages

Lindsey A. Zahn, March 6, 2014December 15, 2014

Last year, I blogged several times about nutrition facts panels and ingredients statements in relation to wine and other TTB-regulated alcohol products. See A Regulatory Analysis: Nutrition Fact Panels and Ingredient Statements on Alcohol Beverages; Full Ingredients List to Appear on 2011 Ridge Vineyards Wine Label. As many know, for the majority of…

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TTB Issues Interim Policy on Gluten-Free Labeling and Advertising for Wine, Spirits, and Malt Beverages

Lindsey A. Zahn, February 12, 2014December 15, 2014

As many  know, on August 5, 2013, FDA issued a final rule regarding the labeling of gluten-free foods. See 78 FR 47178, Food Labeling; Gluten-Free Labeling of Foods. As noted by On Reserve previously, TTB announced on August 22, 2013 that the agency would review its policy on the use of the term…

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TTB Issues Public Guidance on Wine Export Certificates for U.S. Wines Exported to China

Lindsey A. Zahn, December 20, 2013December 15, 2014

On December 17, 2013, TTB issued a public guidance on Wine Export Certificates for U.S. wines that are exported to the People’s Republic of China. See General Instructions for “Wine Export Certificate” for U.S. Wine Products Exported from the United States to the People’s Republic of China. Previously, the People’s Republic of…

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Revisiting the Volstead Act: The Power Behind the Eighteenth Amendment for Prohibition

Lindsey A. Zahn, December 5, 2013December 15, 2014

Happy National Repeal Day! In honor of the repeal of the National Prohibition Act on December 5, 1933, we thought it appropriate to re-post an article originally written two years ago on the Volstead Act. See Revisiting the Volstead Act: The Power Behind the Eighteenth Amendment for Prohibition; see also Revisiting the Roads to…

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Eighth Circuit Affirms Decision Against Southern Wine & Spirits Allowing Discrimination Against Out-of-State Wholesalers

Lindsey A. Zahn, November 11, 2013December 15, 2014

In September, the Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit decided a case with respect to wholesale licensing in the state of Missouri. Southern Wine and Spirits of America, Inc. (“SWSA”), the plaintiff-appellant, appealed from a lower court decision. The plaintiff-appellant, a foreign alcohol wholesaler, applied for a license to…

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Prêt à Boire: A Mark “Ready to Register” on the USPTO Supplemental Register

Lindsey A. Zahn, October 23, 2013December 15, 2014

On September 30, the United States Patent and Trademark Office Trademark Trial and Appeal Board  issued a decision, In Re Amuse Bouche LLC, for Trademark Application No. 77965809, originally filed March 23, 2010. See In Re Amuse Bouche LLC, Application No. 77965809 (September 30, 2013). Scott Bibb was the Trademark Examining Attorney and the…

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A Scarlet and The Scarlet Letter: The Story of In re Steele Wines, Inc.

Lindsey A. Zahn, September 19, 2013December 15, 2014

In July of 2012, Steele Wines, Inc. filed an application to register a mark with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office asserting use in commerce since May 2012. See 15. U.S.C. § 1051(a). The mark, which is pictured below, features the words, “A Scarlet 2009 Lake County Red Wine” with a woman in…

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TTB to Review its Policy on the Term “Gluten-Free” for Alcohol Beverage Labeling

Lindsey A. Zahn, September 11, 2013December 15, 2014

On August 22, 2013, TTB announced that the agency will be reviewing its policy on the use of the term “gluten-free” on alcohol beverages that are regulated by TTB. See Use of “Gluten-Free” on TTB-Regulated Alcohol Beverages. This announcement is timely because, as TTB properly highlighted, the United States Food and Drug…

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Revisited: Granholm v. Heald and the Wine Industry

Lindsey A. Zahn, August 6, 2013December 15, 2014

This blog entry was originally posted on August 7, 2010, five years after the Supreme Court decided a major case impacting the wine industry. The decision Granholm v. Heald remains important to the wine industry and provides great context for the types of legal issues the American wine industry faces on a…

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FSMA: What This Acronym Means to the Wine Industry

Lindsey A. Zahn, March 27, 2013December 15, 2014

What does FSMA mean to the wine industry? How should wineries prepare for an FDA inspection? What is an FDA inspection for wine?

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