Provided is a method for producing purified acetic acid with a good hue. A method for producing purified acetic acid, including treating acetic acid having a poor hue with a synthetic adsorbent to obtain acetic acid with an improved hue. The acetic acid to be treated is, for example, acetic acid having an absorbance of 0.01 or greater at a wavelength of 430 nm. The acetic acid to be treated may be acetic acid recovered from an acetic acid-containing solution that is discharged in a cellulose acetate production process. The synthetic adsorbent may have a cation exchange group on a resin surface. The synthetic adsorbent may have a pore structure.