Comment 0417259

From: jbarnard@aana.com
Sent: Tuesday, July 19, 2005 2:22 PM
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,

John Barnard
252 Walper Ave.
Clawson, Michigan 48017
 cc: 
Senator Carl Levin
Representative Joe Knollenberg
Senator Debbie Stabenow
Chairperson Nida Samona