Local distilleries surprised with thousands in fees for making hand sanitizer
By Trevor Peters | December 31, 2020 at 6:09 PM EST - Updated January 1 at 2:19 PM
UPDATE: The Department of Health and Human Services asked the FDA Thursday night to stop enforcing the fees described in this story. Full story below.
“I’m pleased to announce we have directed FDA to cease enforcement of these arbitrary, surprise user fees. Happy New Year, distilleries, and cheers to you for helping keep us safe!” (2/2)— HHS Office of Public Affairs (@SpoxHHS) December 31, 2020
NEWPORT, Ky. (FOX19) - It’s ‘not-so-Happy-Hour’ at New Riff Distilling in Newport, Kentucky. A gesture, owners thought was helping in the COVID-19 pandemic response, is turning into thousands of dollars in government fees.