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Distilleries received a surprise bill from the FDA after using their facilities to make hand sanitizer amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
and last updated 2021-01-01 01:43:49-05 During a public health crisis, distilleries across the country pumped out hand sanitizer to cover a nationwide shortage. Now those same distilleries are being told to pay more than $14,000 to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for making over-the-counter drugs without proper licensing. âI feel like the FDA welcomed me when they needed me, now they are letting the door shut on me on my way out," Calwise Spirits & Co. distillery owner Aaron Bergh said. For distilleries like Calwise Spirits & Co. in Paso Robles, making sanitizer was an opportunity...
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is overriding the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), which made a surprise announcement Tuesday that any distillery that switched to producing hand sanitizer this year during the pandemic will owe thousands of dollars in fees and could be charged twice if they do not cease production immediately. HHS Chief of Staff Brian Harrison announced Thursday: “Small businesses who stepped up to fight COVID-19 should be applauded by their government, not taxed for doing so. I’m pleased to announce we have directed FDA to cease enforcement of th...
Distilleries received a surprise bill from the FDA after using their facilities to make hand sanitizer amid the COVID-19 pandemic.