On October 9th, 2003, the Federal Drug Administration announced regulations designed to address issues of food safety and security. The new rules are part of the Public Health Security and Bioterrorism Preparedness and Response Act of 2002 and went into effect on December 12, 2003. While wine is typically not thought of as a potential biohazard, alcoholic beverages were included under the terms of the regulations, and both domestic and foreign wine producers have been affected.The first regulati...