US regulators want to make it easier for people to know what’s in each of their alcoholic drinks of choice. The Treasury Department’s Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau has announced it is seeking public comment on two proposals aimed at overhauling how nutritional facts are displayed on beer, wine, and liquor packaging by requiring nutrition labels on bottles and cans for the first time ever. That said, the health information may not come in the form of physical labels.
According to a forthcoming Federal Register notice first reported by the Associated Press on January 16th, the reform is intended to follow the bureau mandate “to ensure that labels provide consumers with adequate information about the identity, quality and alcohol content” of alcoholic drinks. The information would likely be displayed similar to existing nutrition labels, and include the amount of alcohol content, calories, carbohydrates, fat, and protein per serving. Sugar content, however, would remain optional to list on labels. A second proposed rule would federally require companies to identify any top allergens suc
