The FDA is imposing a $14,060 fee on distilleries for making hand sanitizer amid a worldwide pandemic. It's designating them as "monograph drug facilities" for making over-the-counter hand sanitizer.

UPDATE: It's been a whirlwind 24 hours for American craft distillers, but 2020 is ending with some good news: Thanks to media coverage, including here at Reason, of an unexpected and substantial fee ...

Craft distillers just can’t catch a break this year. Along with the hardships brought about by the pandemic — such as the closure of their tasting rooms — the Food and Drug Administration is now ...

A California distiller told Fox News the Food and Drug Administration's surprise $14,000 fine on craft distillers who switched to produce hand sanitizer amid the coronavirus pandemic felt like getting ...

An easy DIY hand sanitizer for your whole family. Made with just two ingredients, this homemade hand sanitizer is ready to use in just two minutes. The world is gross. Even if we set aside the threats ...

HARMONY, Minn. — The operation at Harmony Spirits has been altered just a year after it opened for business. Now the main focus of the craft distillery is to produce hand sanitizer to help thwart the ...

Distillers across the US got a nasty surprise in the closing week of 2020: a bill from the US Food and Drug Administration for over $14,000. Early in the pandemic, hand sanitizer was in short supply ...

Copper Bottom Craft Distillery operators recall last year's switch to making sanitizers Jeremy and Jenni Craig of Copper Bottom Craft Distillery recall how they took action after seeing the pandemic ...