Feds suspend rules on refillable wine bottles

Published April 26, 2014 12:39am ET



PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A federal agency agreed Friday to suspend requirements that would have forced Oregon merchants offering takeout wine in refillable bottles to comply with the same rules as wine bottlers.

“This is news that deserves a toast,” said U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., at a press conference in Portland where he announced the agency’s decision.

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