'Best unexpected $14,060 we've ever spent for the community' local distillery hit with $14k fee for making hand sanitizer during pandemic

SPOKANE, Wash. -- When the pandemic hit the U.S. in early 2020, many distilleries around the country rushed to produce hand sanitizer after local stores saw major shortages. However, it turns out that move ended up drawing a hefty fee from the FDA. 
Over 800 distilleries around the U.S. began temporarily producing hand sanitizer when the pandemic began, and now the Food and Drug Administration says those distilleries have to pay a fee of $14,060 as a part of the newly established "OTC monograph drug user fee program". 
On top of the initial fee, distilleries will also be responsible for a $9,373 Contract Manufacturing Organization Facility Fee. The fees are due by February 11, 2021, giving the distilleries just over one month to hand over the cash.

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