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Laboratory samples to the TTB


Marc

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Have any of you submitted samples for the laboratory analysis by the TTB? They state that the average is a 21 day turnaround time. What are your experiences with lab sample submissions?

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That sounds about right, Marc. They'll send you a postcard to tell you that you received the sample, and on the card will be the TTB assigned number for your sample. What's nice is that they actually answer the phone out at the lab, and you can check on it if you have the TTB sample number handy.

The next step is that they'll send your formula, if approved, to the formulation dept. You're going to want to know who handles your formulations by name....they handle it alphabetically by company, and there's precious little job turnover out there....as you can head off problems at the pass before it's too late (i.e., they've rejected your formula, and snailmail the reason why).

If you're nice, they'll fax you a copy of the approved formula, and that can cut off a week of waiting time. So....the lab takes around 3 or 4 weeks, and formulation can take about that long, too.

Just my experience from getting well over 70 formulas approved......your mileage may vary.

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Thanks. That's the kind of info I'm looking for. I know who my formula specialist is already. Why are they so slow? I had an independent lab analyse my sample in 5 days.

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Well, at least part of it is that all reports are done by junior examiners, and the director signs off on, at a minimum, all Absinthe samples. Another time sink is that after analysis, they send their findings via snail mail from the lab in MD, to the TTB offices in DC. And every time mail arrives at a Federal office, it has to clear security, which can take a day or two.

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