Vinegar by any other name?
Question
If vinegar is the only issue, and it just says "vinegar," then it is OK. FDA requiures vinegar listed alone to be from apples. AA Store brand products with vinegar cannot be verified and so they are not good. CYA Sorry if I may have taken the above quotes out of context...I'm a little confused as to when "vinegar" can or cannot be considered "not a problem" on Pesach. Chag Kasher (no dobut) v'Sameyach!
Answer
Answered by Aaron AbadiThese are the FDA Policy guidelines for listing vinegar on an ingredients label.... VINEGARS: 1. VINEGAR, CIDER VINEGAR, APPLE VINEGAR. The product made by the alcoholic and subsequent acetous fermentations of the juice of apples. 2. WINE VINEGAR, GRAPE VINEGAR. The product made by the alcoholic and subsequent acetous fermentations of the juice of grapes. 3. MALT VINEGAR. The product made by the alcoholic and subsequent acetous fermentations, without distillation, of an infusion of barley malt or cereals whose starch has been converted by malt. 4. SUGAR VINEGAR. The product made by the alcoholic and subsequent acetous fermentations of sugar sirup, molasses, or refiner's sirup. 5. GLUCOSE VINEGAR. The product made by the alcoholic and subsequent acetous fermentations of a solution of glucose. It is dextrorotatory. 6. SPIRIT VINEGAR, DISTILLED VINEGAR, GRAIN VINEGAR. The product made by the acetous fermentation of dilute distilled alcohol. 7. VINEGAR, MADE FROM A MIXTURE OF SPIRIT VINEGAR AND CIDER VINEGAR. The product should be labeled as a blend of the products with the product names in order of predominance. This labeling is applicable to a similar product made by acetous fermentation of a mixture of alcohol and cider stock. 8. VINEGAR MADE FROM DRIED APPLES, APPLE CORES OR APPLE PEELS. Vinegar made from dried apples, apple cores or apple peels should be labeled as "vinegar made from ______," where the blank is filled in with the name of the apple product(s) used as the source of fermented material. AA