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French Margarine Law. 



words), any substance not made exclusively from milk or 

 cream, with or without salt or colouring matter. 



All alimentary substances other than butter, which present 

 the appearance of butter and are prepared for the same pur- 

 pose, can only be described as margarine, whatever their 

 origin, source, and composition. Under no circumstances 

 may colouring matter be added to margarine as thus 

 defined. 



Manufacturers, warehouse keepers, merchants, and retailers 

 of butter are forbidden to manufacture, or to retain upon 

 their premises or elsewhere, margarine or oleo-margarine, or 

 to allow other persons to manufacture or store it on premises 

 occupied by them. Margarine and oleo-margarine can only 

 be brought on to the markets at places specially designated by 

 the municipal authorities. 



The quantity of butter contained in margarine for sale 

 (whether by churning milk or cream with oleo-margarine or 

 by subsequent addition) must not exceed lo per cent. 



Persons desirous of carrying on the manufacture of marga- 

 rine must notify the local authorities. Margarine factories, 

 warehouses, and shops must bear a notice with the words 

 margarine (or oleo-margarine) factory (or warehouse or shop) 

 in letters at least one foot high. 



Margarine factories are subjected to the supervision of 

 inspectors, appointed by the Government, but paid by the 

 establishments at a salary to be fixed by the Council of State. 

 These inspectors are required to supervise the entry and 

 quality of the materials, the manufacture, and the despatch 

 of the margarine. They are to see that all regulations pre- 

 scribed by Government regarding sanitary matters are 

 strictly observed, and they can prohibit the use of unsound 

 materials or of such as are injurious to health. They can at 

 all times enter any part of the premises. 



All packages, boxes, cases, etc., containing marg*arine 

 must bear the word margarine " or " oleo-margarine " in 

 clear and indelible type. The constituent parts of the mar- 

 garine must be shown on labels and in the invoices. In 

 the wholesale business the packages must also show clearly 

 the name and address of the manufacturer. When the 



