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iaining more than l6 per cent of water, margarine having more than 

 per cent of water and 10 per cent of butter fat, or milk-blended 

 utter having in excess of 24 per cent of water. The importation of 

 LV of these products containing preservatives prohibited by any 

 sgulation made under this act, or any more of a preservative than 

 ay 1)0 permitted under such regulations, is forbidden. The prep- 

 aration of regulations for the use of preservatives is placed in the 

 .ands of the Local Government Board, and such regulations apply as 

 r ell to sales within the United Kingdom as to importations. 

 That portion of the butter and margarine act, 1907, which applies 

 imports is merely an addition to the power given the commissioners 

 f customs under the sale of food and drugs act, 1899, in section 1. 

 ji this connection it is of interest to note that this section 1 requires 

 "condensed separated or skimmed milk'' offered for import, to 

 oar in large and legible type the legend "machine-skimmed milk," 

 ir " skimmed milk," as the case may require. 



This act defines clearly how margarine must be labeled, how 

 ivoiced, and how advertised. In brief, it must be called "mar- 

 ;arine," though this name may be combined with some descriptive 

 r fanry name, which, however, must have the approval of the Board 

 f Agriculture and Fisheries. This board must likewise approve of 

 names under which milk-blended butter may be sold. 1 Another 

 rovision of this act is that which requires the wrappers carrying such 

 product to bear in an approved form a statement of its water con- 

 nt. This law likewise forbids the Board of Agriculture and Fisheries 

 roiu approving any name to be used in connection with the sale of 

 .argarine or milk-blended butter, which "refers to or is suggestive 

 if butter or anything connected with the dairy interest." The total 

 lumber of butter factories registered under the butter and margarine 

 ict, 1907, on December 31, 1908, was 159; of margarine factories, 30; 

 and of factories for mixing or blending butter and milk, 12. 



In the United States there are specific laws covering oleomar- 

 garine (or margarine, as it is called in the United Kingdom) and 

 idulterated and process or renovated butter. The oleomargarine 

 aw is the act of August 2, 1886 (24 Stat., 209), as amended by acts 

 rf October 1, 1890 (26 Stat., 621), and May 9, 1902 



make oleomargarine and other imitation dairy products subject to the laws of any 

 State or Territory, or the District of Columbia, into which they are transported, and to 

 change the tax on oleomargarine, and to impose a tax, provide for the inspection, and 

 ^egulate the manufacture and sale of certain dairy products, and to amend an act 

 jntitled "Ah act denning butter, also imposing a tax upon and regulating the manu- 

 facture, sale, importation, and exportation of oleomargarine." Approved August 2, 



In a similar manner the Secretary of Agriculture either approves or disapproves ol labels to be used on 

 'renovated" or "process" butter. 



