Regulations last checked for updates: Jun 01, 2024

Title 27 - Alcohol, Tobacco Products and Firearms last revised: May 28, 2024
§ 5.124 - Disparaging statements.

(a) General. Distilled spirits labels, containers, or packaging may not contain any false or misleading statement that explicitly or implicitly disparages a competitor's product.

(b) Truthful and accurate comparisons. This section does not prevent truthful and accurate comparisons between products (such as, “Our liqueur contains more strawberries than Brand X”) or statements of opinion (such as, “We think our rum tastes better than any other distilled spirits on the market”).

authority: 26 U.S.C. 5301,7805,27.S.C. 205 and 207
source: T.D. TTB-176, 87 7579, Feb. 9, 2022, unless otherwise noted.
cite as: 27 CFR 5.124