Why doesn the government make alcohol producers put labels on their products listing ingredients?
I drink wine and sometimes wonder how much sugar is in it. — D.B. A. The government is working on ingredient/nutrition labels. The government acknowledged in 2003 that consumers want more information about what is in liquor, wine and beer. This was after concluding 10 years earlier that consumers were not interested in more information about what is in liquor, wine and beer. The trouble now is getting everyone to agree on what information is important. Alcohol is of no nutritional value, and the amount of sugar is only one element of what consumers may want to know about alcohol. Ingredients, calories and alcohol content in each serving also could be part of the label. Some alcoholic beverages already have calorie or carbohydrate information listed. Some standard is necessary to make consumers able to compare nutrition labels. A major point of label discussion is how much constitutes a serving. Rulings by the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau have cautioned against any labeling
