FORMULAS ONLINE 2.2 IS LIVE!

We are excited to announce that Formulas Online version 2.2 has been released. As you will see, we have made a number of improvements based directly on the feedback we received during this year’s usability study sessions and from your interactions with TTB staff.

The improvements are designed to make it quicker and easier for you to complete your beverage formula submissions and to provide more clarity regarding the type of information TTB needs in order to successfully process your submissions.

Here are a few noteworthy changes to the beverage submissions that you will now see in the interface. We have:
•Redesigned the Formula tab to make it faster and easier to enter ingredients.
•Included descriptions of each product type and links to the CFR to help ensure you’ve selected the proper class/type for your beverage.
•Added extensive help guidance and examples to better answer your questions as you enter your ingredients.
•Added a new category for your color ingredients, which includes a drop down box with all the color additives that have been FDA-approved for use in alcohol beverages.
•Added prompts to alert you when additional documentation (e.g. FID or spec sheets) is required for certain ingredients.
•Added an “Additional Information” field so you can provide more information about specific ingredients to the TTB formula specialists.
•Made it easier to enter both fixed values and ranges for your ingredient quantities.
•Included a product-specific checklist to aid you in making sure your submission is complete before you submit it.
•Added an (optional) section on the Needs Correction tab for you to make remarks about how you have addressed TTB concerns when submissions are returned to you for correction.

Here are some of the changes you’ll see that apply to both beverage and nonbeverage submissions:
•We’ve improved the way the form flows. The navigation buttons now lead you sequentially through the tabs, from left to right. We’ve also moved the Submit button to the last tab.
•An asterisk (*) will now appear on the Needs Correction tab to indicate that TTB has requested that you make some changes to your submission before it can be processed.

For details on the new release, check out What’s New in Formulas Online 2.2.

Our efforts to make improvements to Formulas Online support our goal that by Fiscal Year 2018, label, formula, and lab sample analysis processing times will be reduced to 10 days each. Stay tuned for more changes as we work towards that goal.

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