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Proposed rules would require nutrition info, allergen warnings on alcohol labels

Jan. 16, 2025 20:07 PM EST

Labels on wine, distilled spirits and malt beverages in the U.S. would be required to list alcohol content and nutritional information per serving, plus notification of potential allergens, under two new rules proposed Thursday by the Treasury Department. The department's Alcohol...

Banning cellphones in schools gains popularity in red and blue states

Jan. 16, 2025 13:31 PM EST

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas' Republican Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders and California's Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom have little in common ideologically, but the two have both been vocal supporters of an idea that's been rapidly gaining bipartisan ground in the states: Students' cellphones...

Jack Daniel's parent Brown-Forman is cutting its workforce and closing its barrel-making plant

Jan. 14, 2025 15:21 PM EST

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Spirits giant Brown-Forman Corp. said Tuesday it's reducing its global workforce by about 12% and closing its hometown barrel-making plant in Louisville. The cost-cutting moves come as American whiskey producers face stiff challenges from changing consumer trends and...