FDA Foolishly Smacks Struggling Distillers With $14,000 Fee For Producing Hand Sanitizer FDA Foolishly Smacks Struggling Distillers With $14,000 Fee For Producing Hand Sanitizer (UPDATE) The FDA has backed down from this fee collection program after being told to do so by the federal Department of Health & Human Services. Read more on this latest development here. Editor’s Note: It is our strong opinion here at The Whiskey Wash that this is a startling poor call on the part of the FDA at a time when these distilleries stepped up to do a decidedly public service. We call upon the government agency to rescind this fee described below immediately.