United States v. Ninety-Five Barrels Alleged Apple Cider Vinegar, 265 U.S. 438 (1924), was an in rem case in which the Supreme Court of the United States held that apple cider vinegar is mislabeled when that vinegar is made from dried apples.
[1] The label at issue indicated that the vinegar was made from "selected" apples.
The trial judge, who tried samples of the vinegar at issue and apple cider vinegar made from fresh apples, concluded that there were only slight differences in appearance and taste.
There was no claim that vinegar from dried apples was of inferior quality.
For this reason, the Supreme Court found that the apple cider was misbranded under the statute.