The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has verified five vinegar brands containing synthetic acetic acid after they tested 39 vinegar samples in the market.
Based on the released advisory of the FDA on Tuesday (June 4), the five vinegar brands containing synthetic acetic acid should not be sold to the public.
- Surebuy Cane Vinegar
- Tentay Pinoy Style Vinegar
- Tentay Premium Vinegar
- Tentay Vinegar ‘Sukang Tunay Asim’
- Chef’s Flavor Vinegar
However, the FDA clarified that synthetic acetic acid does not pose any health risk to an individual.
“The presence of synthetic acetic acid is not a safety issue and does not pose any health risk to consumers as this only means that the vinegar is of substandard quality,” the advisory reads.
The FDA advisory also states there will be inspections “to further verify whether the producers of the above products use synthetic acetic acid.”
“Appropriate regulatory action shall be imposed on those non-compliant establishments found violating current standards, rules,and regulations of the FDA.”—(with reports from Aiko Miguel)
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