# Commercial Vinegar Making

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/commercial-vinegar-making/515890>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [October 31, 2009, 10:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/commercial-vinegar-making/515890 "2009-10-31T22:35:42Z")\
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**Author:** ![DanBlather](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/f4b2a3/32.png) [@DanBlather](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DanBlather)\
**Post date:** [October 31, 2009, 10:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/commercial-vinegar-making/515890/1 "2009-10-31T22:35:42Z")

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The process for making vinegar is to ferment sugar to make an alcoholic solution then turn it to vinegar with a second fermentation. Are commercial vinegar makers regulated like a winery would be? Or if they never sell the alcoholic brew are they OK?