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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 3 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1964, chapter 554; in 1966, chapter 702; in 2008, chapter 860<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":358063,"section_number":"3.2-5500","catch_line":"Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/3.2-5500\/"}],"permalink":{"id":1424723,"object_type":"law","relational_id":358065,"identifier":"3.2-5502","token":"3.2\/IV\/55\/3.2-5502","url":"\/3.2-5502\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/3.2-5502\/","token":"3.2\/IV\/55\/3.2-5502","dublin_core":{"Title":"When deemed adulterated; exception","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 3.2-5502","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

Vinegar that fails to comply with the definitions contained in \u00a7 3.2-5500<\/a> or that contains any substance or ingredient not derived exclusively from the fruit, grain, sugar, or syrup from which it is made, or that is composed of a compound or mixture of vinegars made from fruit, grain, sugar and syrup, or any two or more of the same, unless its label bears a principal title differing from any of the named substance and clearly identifies the ingredients in the order<\/span> of their predominance in the mixture, or that contains less than four grams of acetic acid in 100 cubic centimeters of the vinegar at 20 degrees centigrade, shall be deemed adulterated.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nWHEN DEEMED ADULTERATED; EXCEPTION (\u00a7 3.2-5502)\n\nVinegar that fails to comply with the definitions contained in \u00a7 3.2-5500 or\nthat contains any substance or ingredient not derived exclusively from the\nfruit, grain, sugar, or syrup from which it is made, or that is composed of a\ncompound or mixture of vinegars made from fruit, grain, sugar and syrup, or any\ntwo or more of the same, unless its label bears a principal title differing from\nany of the named substance and clearly identifies the ingredients in the order\nof their predominance in the mixture, or that contains less than four grams of\nacetic acid in 100 cubic centimeters of the vinegar at 20 degrees centigrade,\nshall be deemed adulterated.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 3-692; 1964, c. 554; 1966, c. 702, \u00a7 3.1-901; 2008, c.\n860.","edition":{"id":2,"name":"2026","slug":"2026","date_created":"2026-07-16 18:40:23","date_modified":"2026-08-02 15:14:36","current":1,"order_by":2,"last_import":"2026-08-02 12:37:30"}}