FDSCTE 1120 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: National Minimum Drinking Age Act, Alcohol Law, Distilled Beverage

• School: Ohio State University
• Department: Food Science & Technology
• Course: FDSCTE 1120
• Professor: Brian Waters

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Fdscte 1120 wine & beer w/ culture. Chapter 1 alcohol laws | lesson 1 legalities of production. Even though it would be ideal to not have to follow strict laws for alcohol, there are many important reasons why we need to: It is important to classify different kind of alcohol. For example, vodka must have at least certain characteristics to be considered vodka. This is known as a standard of identity: to make sure that alcoholic beverages are safe to drink. Sometimes, alcohol producers may adulterate (add other substances) to make more money. Quality control is important for the health of alcohol consumers: the government needs revenue, and taxing alcohol is one way the government makes money. The alcohol and tobacco tax and trade bureau establishes the identity standard of the various types of alcohol that exist. Each type of beverage (wine, beer, distilled spirits) are treated different depending on what the bureau decides.