594 OLEOMAKGAKINE. 



COLORADO ANTICOLOR LAW. 

 (Approved April 1, 1895.) 



All articles not produced from pure milk or cream, in imitation of pare cheese or 

 yellow butter, are prohibited; but oleomargarine and filled cheese are permitted if 

 free from color or other ingredient to cause them to look like butter or cheese; they 

 must be made in such form and sold in such manner as will advise the consumer of 

 their real character. Cheese containing any foreign fats, oleaginous substances, 

 rancid butter, etc., shall be branded "Imitation cheese. " 



CONNECTICUT ANTI-COLOR LAW. 

 (Public Acta, 1895.) 



Imitation butter, defined as any article resembling bntter in appearance and not 

 made wholly, salt and coloring matter excepted, from cow's milk, is prohibited; 

 but oleomargarine or imitation butter, free from color or other ingredient to cause 

 it to look like butter, and made in such form and sold in such manner as will advise 

 consumer of its real character, is permitted. Words like ''butter," "dairy," etc., 

 shall not form a part of its name or appear on its package. Imitation butter shall 

 be sold only in labeled packages, or registered places which display signs, and pur- 

 chasers shall be informed orally of the character of the article at the time of sale. 

 Use of imitation butter in public eating places, bakeries, etc., must be made known 

 by signs. 



DELAWARE ANTICOLOR LAW. 

 (Passed May 8, 1895.) 



The manufacture or sale of any article not produced from unadulterated milk or 

 cream, which is in imitation of pure yellow butter or designed to take the place of 

 pure cheese, is prohibited ; but oleomargarine is permitted if in a distinct form, free 

 from butter color and sold in such manner as to show its real character; it shall be 

 plainly marked "Oleomargarine." 



DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA BRANDING LAW. 

 (Approved March 2, 1895.) 



Substances in semblance of butter or cheese, not made exclusively of milk or 

 cream, but with the addition of melted butter or any oil, shall be plainly branded 

 on each package "Oleomargarine," and a label, similarly printed, must accompany 

 each retail sale. 



FLORIDA MUST NOTIFY GUESTS. 

 (Approved February 17, 1881.) 



The sale of any spurious preparation, purporting to be butter, is prohibited. 

 Guests at hotels, etc., must be notified if oleomargarine or other spurious butter is 

 used. 



GEORGIA ANTICOLOR LAW. 

 (Approved December 16, 1895.) 



Imitation butter and cheese are defined as any article not produced from pure 

 milk or cream salt, rennet, and coloring matter excepted in semblance of bntter or 

 cheese and designed to be used as a substitute for either. Shall not be colored to 

 resemble butter or cheese. Every package must be plainly marked " Substitute for 

 butter" or "Substitute for cheese," and each sale shall be accompanied by verbal 

 notice and by a printed statement that the article is an imitation, the statement 

 giving also the name of the producer. The use of these imitations in eating places, 

 bakeries, etc., must be made known by signs. 



IDAHO BRANDING REQUIRED. 

 (Approved January 27, 1885.) 



Brand required for sale of oleomargarine or butterine, imitation butter, or mixture 

 imitating butter. These shall not be sold as butter. 



