27 CFR § 20.104 - Residual alcohol in spirit vinegar.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t27/s20.104"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "27 CFR § 20.104 - Residual alcohol in spirit vinegar."
title_number: 27
title_name: "Alcohol, Tobacco Products and Firearms"
section_number: "20.104"
section_name: "Residual alcohol in spirit vinegar."
chapter_name: "ALCOHOL AND TOBACCO TAX AND TRADE BUREAU, DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY"
subchapter_number: "A"
subchapter_name: "ALCOHOL"
part_number: "20"
part_name: "DISTRIBUTION AND USE OF DENATURED ALCOHOL AND RUM"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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authority: "26 U.S.C. 5001, 5206, 5214, 5271-5275, 5311, 5552, 5555, 5607, 6065, 6109, 7805."
regulatory_source: "T.D. ATF-199, 50 FR 9162, Mar. 6, 1985, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "20"
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# 20.104 Residual alcohol in spirit vinegar.

Commercial strength (40 grain) vinegar made from specially denatured alcohol may contain trace amounts of residual alcohol, not to exceed 0.5 percent of alcohol by volume, in the finished product.