Alcohol labels should carry 'Alcohol Facts' box listing nutrition and allergens, regulator says

Labels on alcohol could soon feature more thorough information on allergens and nutritional value, if a set of new proposals from the U.S. Treasury Department is approved. 

On Friday the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau, or TTB, published a couple of proposed rules: One that would add an “Alcohol Facts” box — akin to “Nutrition Facts” on food products — to drinks, and another would require companies to disclose if alcohol contains any major food allergens.

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