Industry Squabbles Over Standard Drink

As WSD reported yesterday, the Distilled Spirits Council (DISCUS) issued a press release urging the TTB to alter its proposed requirements for alcoholic drink labels. Mainly, Discus and other consumer and trade advocate groups want labels to list the amount of alcohol per serving, the definition of a standard drink and the U.S. dietary guidelines on drinking. A newspaper ad campaign launched yesterday (April 22) and was signed by 18 public health, nutrition and consumer organizations and officials urged Treasury