Comment 04110514

From: donsradio@citlink.net
Sent: Thursday, August 25, 2005 10:30 AM
To: Rulemaking, TTB
Subject: Notice No. 41: Labeling and Advertising of Wines, Distilled
Spirits and Malt Beverages



U.S.  TTB
 

Dear U.S.  TTB,

I urge the TTB to allow alcohol companies to include basic nutritional and serving size information on their labels.
Everything else I eat and drink, including nonalcoholic beverages, food, and even medication, all provide basic consumer facts on their labels. Yet alcohol bottles do not have that information readily available to consumers.

A proposed Serving Facts label would provide the most basic information such as alcohol content, serving size, alcohol per serving, and maybe also calories per serving and total fat, carbohydrates, and protein. 

Consumers want this information and there is no valid reason not to allow alcohol beverage companies to include voluntarily it.
Please allow beverage alcohol companies to put nutritional information on their packages.

Thank you very much for your consideration.


Sincerely,

Donald Haenichen
251 Parker Road
Bainbridge, New York 13733
 cc: 
Senator Charles Schumer
Representative Sherwood Boehlert
Senator Hillary Clinton
Chairman Edward Kelly