Thursday, March 12, 2015

Alcohol in Powder Form get US Approval for Sale

For the first time in history, USA has approved sale of Alcohol in powder form. Drug and Alcohol products are monitored under federal authority of Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTTB). It passed the product for availability on shelf as general trade item.


Currently it is made by one company only under brand name Palcohol. Market is giving response in low and high tones. Ohio law firms are planning to raise voice against it and apply to ban the product in this state. Let us see if they succeed.


Palcohol product is approved for sale. TTTB official Tom Hogue has stated that it is safe to drink if made under standard procedure. Powdered alcohol comes in four flavors. If we mix that in water, the result is same as alcohol drink.

Ohio state has already started the legislation for this new product. It has been voted yes in assembly and now waiting approval in Senate Agriculture Committee. Palcohol will get senate approval also as its chairman Cliff seems in favor of it.

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