The TTB is Watching – Beverage Community Asked to Self-Report Violations

As the TTB enters a more user-friendly phase with its updated online registration portal, it is important to remember that it remains an enforcement arm of the federal government for the beverage alcohol community. In a somewhat ominous circular, the TTB requested that “each industry member review its promotional business practices to assure that such activities comply with the letter and spirit of the Federal trade practices laws and regulations.”  Not only did it ask for each community member to review its practices, the TTB also “encourage[d] each member of the regulated community to voluntarily disclose its own violations upon discovery.”  According to the circular, voluntary disclosure could lessen the actions, if any, taken by the TTB in response to those violations.  To assist with that compliance, the TTB circular provided a link to the Federal trade practice laws and regulations.  It should be noted that the TTB can seek to…

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