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Why are the FDA required calorie and nutrition facts not listed on alcoholic beverages?
Nirel
The federal agency that regulates such things is the Alcohol Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB), which strictly prohibits the inclusion of such valuable consumer information on alcoholic beverage containers or advertising.
However, efforts are being made to permit this nutritional information to be added to alcohol containers.
Wiki User
∙ 13y ago
The FDA does not require calorie and nutrition facts to be listed on Alcoholic Beverages because of certain legal exemptions. Alcoholic beverages are regulated by the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB), which does not mandate such labeling. However, some alcoholic beverage producers voluntarily provide this information on their products.
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