[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 27, Volume 1]

[Revised as of April 1, 2006]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 27CFR16.20]



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            TITLE 27--ALCOHOL, TOBACCO PRODUCTS AND FIREARMS

 

 CHAPTER I--ALCOHOL AND TOBACCO TAX AND TRADE BUREAU, DEPARTMENT OF THE 

                                TREASURY

 

PART 16_ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE HEALTH WARNING STATEMENT--Table of Contents

 

 Subpart C_Health Warning Statement Requirements for Alcoholic Beverages

 

Sec.  16.20  General.





    (a) Domestic products. On and after November 18, 1989, no person 

shall bottle for sale or distribution in the United States any alcoholic 

beverage unless the container of such beverage bears the health warning 

statement required by Sec.  16.21. It is the responsibility of the 

bottler to provide, upon request, sufficient evidence to establish that 

the alcoholic beverage was bottled prior to November 18, 1989.

    (b) Imported products. On and after November 18, 1989, no person 

shall import for sale or distribution in the United States any alcoholic 

beverage unless the container of such beverage bears the health warning 

statement required by Sec.  16.21. This requirement does not apply to 

alcoholic beverages that were bottled in the foreign country prior to 

November 18, 1989. It is the responsibility of the importer to provide, 

upon request, sufficient evidence to establish that the alcoholic 

beverage was bottled prior to such date.