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In response to an ongoing lawsuit filed by the Center for Science in the Public Interest, Consumer Federation of America and the National Consumers League, the agency committed in writing to publish three mandatory rulemakings on nutrition, ingredients and allergen labeling for alcoholic beverages, stating that it expected to issue the rulemakings by the end of 2023.2 We welcomed TTB’s response an. [...] We were further encouraged when the Treasury Department’s Spring 2023 Uniied Agenda listed July 2023 as the intended date of publication for each of the three rulemakings and still felt hopeful when the Fall 2023 Uniied Agenda stated TTB would issue the rulemakings in December 2023 and January 2024. [...] Unlike other foods and beverages, manufacturers of TTB- regulated beer, wine and distilled spirits are not required to declare the presence of major allergens, which may be used as processing agents or as ingredients.12,13,14 The disclosure of allergen information is a life-and-death matter for some consumers and is the reason why the Food Allergen Labeling and Consumer Protection Act of 2004 (FAL. [...] The extent of this labeling gap is documented by a 2023 study16 in which researchers at the Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI) used TTB’s COLA database to examine the labels of 132 of the top beer and wine brands by sales volume in 2020. [...] The study found that only 11 of the 65 beer brands examined (17%) and none of the 67 wine brands included ingredients lists on their labels, while 18 beers (28%) and no wines used the voluntary “Serving Facts” label, and one additional beer brand carried the voluntary “Alcohol Facts” label.