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TTB to allow distilleries to produce and sell ethanol-based hand sanitizers during pandemic

March 19, 2020Chris Crowell

Hand sanitizer

The COVID-19 pandemic is causing some rapid fire revisions and rollbacks of regulations to try and help small businesses (it makes you question how necessary all of these freaking rules were in the first place if they are so easily discarded like this, but that’s beside the point). The latest biggie: the Acting Administrator of the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB) is providing certain exemptions and authorizations to distilled spirits permittees who wish to produce ethanol-based hand sanitizers to address the demand for such products during this emergency.

Yes: Any existing DSP can immediately commence production of hand sanitizer or distilled spirits (ethanol) for use in hand sanitizer without having to obtain authorization first. The details from the TTB are below. as described below. These measures are generally authorized under authorities that apply in disaster situations, and as a result, are initially approved through June 30, 2020, with the possibility for extension as necessary.

Tax guidance for the manufacture of hand sanitizer: Hand sanitizer products are not subject to Federal excise tax if made with denatured ethanol. However, if made with undenatured ethanol, Federal excise tax applies. For information regarding denaturants, please contact TTB’s Scientific Services Division.

Formula guidance for the manufacture of hand sanitizer: TTB is authorizing the manufacture of hand sanitizer products consistent with World Health Organization (WHO) guidance. All TTB-permitted DSPs (including AFPs and beverage DSPs) may manufacture hand sanitizer products that are comprised of denatured or undenatured ethanol, glycerol (not less than 1.45% of the finished hand sanitizer product on a volume basis), and hydrogen peroxide (not less than 0.125% of the finished hand sanitizer product on a volume basis), without first obtaining formula approval from TTB.

Guidance for industrial alcohol users: Industrial alcohol user permittees may also use denatured ethanol to manufacture hand sanitizer consistent with World Health Organization (WHO) guidance without first obtaining formula approval. During the period of this guidance, TTB is also exempting industrial alcohol user permittees from the requirement to request approval from TTB to increase the quantities of denatured ethanol that they may procure (see 27 CFR 20.42(a)(3) and 20.56). TTB is authorizing these exemptions under its authority in 27 CFR 20.22(b) to approve emergency variations from regulatory requirements.

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  1. Scooter Clifford says

    March 19, 2020 at 4:17 pm

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  2. Kevin Lewis says

    March 19, 2020 at 10:58 am

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    • Bill Rogers says

      March 19, 2020 at 10:58 am

      Way ahead of you… stay tuned

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    • Kevin Lewis says

      March 19, 2020 at 10:59 am

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    • Bill Rogers says

      March 19, 2020 at 10:59 am

      Also, just because the TTB is ok with it, local and FDA rules still apply

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