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{"F6652544-5056-A066-6023-9E48C8879B3D":{"TotalRows":1,"uid":"F6652544-5056-A066-6023-9E48C8879B3D","title":"Cider Labeling ","summary":"Wayne, NY","eventType":"general_event","eventTypeLabel":"General Event","date":"July 5, 2018","url":"about/chuck-around-new-york/cider-labeling-","city":"Williamson","county":null,"lat":43.20267399999999,"lng":-77.24050499999998,"description":"<div itemprop=\"streetAddress\" class=\"mn-address1\"><span>U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer called on the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB) Administrator John J. Manfreda to immediately address cider canning and labeling regulations that are driving up cider production costs and threatening to undermine New York cideries’ efforts to accurately market cider to consumers. Specifically, while TTB regulations allow cideries like Wayne County’s Rootstock Ciderworks to package its ciders that are under 6.9% ABV (alcohol by volume) in 12-ounce cans on par with beer, these same regulations are still prohibiting ciders between 6.9%-8.5% ABV to be packaged in 12 oz cans. Instead, outdated TTB packaging regulations still treat cider above 6.9% like wine, forcing cideries to spend extra money for special wine-approved bottles or containers. Schumer, who sponsored the CIDER Act that modernized the tax law so that all cider up to 8.5% is treated the same for federal excise tax purposes, said the TTB must use its authority to similarly update its packaging regulations to allow all cider up to 8.5% ABV to use 12 oz cans. Secondly, Schumer called on the TTB to reverse a provision in a proposed rule which would mandate the use of the terms ‘sparkling’ or ‘carbonated’ for most of New York’s hard ciders products. Schumer said requiring cideries to label their cider as “carbonated” is confusing for consumers and more importantly it runs counter to New York Cider’s desire to compete with beer, rather than champagnes and sparkling wines. This puts the burgeoning industry and new cideries at a significant disadvantage as they seek to broaden their appeal to consumers, and new labeling requirements would impose additional unnecessary costs on these small businesses.</span></div>"}}

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