The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (BATF) has been reviewing possible changes to current legislation which industry insiders predict could hamper the further development of the market. But there has been concern that RTD brands, which have proved popular with younger adult drinkers, are also being widely consumed by under-age drinkers too.
US: Industry braced for malternative crackdown
The US spirits industry is facing the possibility of a regulatory crackdown on one of its fastest growing categories, RTDs or "malternatives", the category which includes brands such as Smirnoff Ice and Bacardi Silver.