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OLEOMARGARINE. 



This product must be branded and put up in prints in a prescribed 

 manner; it must not contain more than 50 per cent butter fat, and the 

 shade of color permissible is fixed. 



ENGLAND. 



All adulterated or impoverished articles of food must be in packages 

 conspicuously marked with the true description of the contents of the 

 package. The addition to foods of coloring materials and preservatives 

 which are harmless in the quantity employed is permitted. 



It is required that margarine, filled cheese, etc., be conspicuously 

 marked on the top and sides of each package with the words 

 "margarine" or "margarine cheese," as the case may require. Mar- 

 garine must not contain more than 10 per cent of butter fat. Adul- 

 terated or impoverished butter, other than margarine, must be in 

 packages so marked as to indicate the exact nature of the contents of 

 the package. 



Every can of condensed, skimmed milk must have a label clearly 

 visible to the purchaser, on which the words "machine-skimmed milk" 

 or "skimmed milk," as the case may require, are printed in large, 

 legible type. 



FRANCE. 



The law of February 2, 1899, regulates the commerce in fertilizers, 

 butter, and wines especially; it also applies to all articles of merchan- 

 dise of whatever nature. Misrepresentation concerning the nature, 

 quality, or quantity of articles covered by this law is prohibited. 



Cans and similar receptacles containing food must not be coated 

 with an alloy containing more than 0.5 per cent of lead or 0.01 per 

 cent of arsenic, and must not be soldered with an alloy containing 

 more than 10 per cent of lead or 0.01 per cent of arsenic. 



Only lead-free tin foil may be used as wrappers for food materials. 



BUTTER AND BUTTER SUBSTITUTES. 



The term butter shall be applied only to products made exclusively 

 from milk or cf earn . All other fat materials having the appearance of 

 butter must be sold as margarine, and must not contain more than 10 

 per cent of butter fat. The receptacle containing oleomargine must be 

 indelibly branded with the word "margarine" or "oleomargarine." 

 The constituents of the contents of the receptacle and the percentage of 

 each constituent present must be given on all bills rendered for such 

 goods. In wholesale trade, the name and address of the manufacturer 

 must be given on the receptacle containing margarine. If sold at 

 retail, margarine must be in cubical prints with the word "margarine" 



