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Swedish Margarine Regulations. 



Swedish Margarine Regulations. 



A royal decree has lately been issued regulating the 

 manufacture of margarine, margarine-cheese, and artificial 

 fats in Sweden, and the trade in these products. The regula- 

 tions imposed by this decree will come into force on ist 

 April, 1899. They are almost identical with the provisions 

 of the royal decree of October nth, 1887, which, however, 

 applied to margarine only, whereas the new measure controls 

 also the sale of margarine cheese and artificial edible fats. 



Margarine and margarine-cheese, within the meaning ot 

 the new regulations, are defined as any substances resembling 

 butter and margarine cheese, respectively, which contain fat 

 not derived from milk ; while artificial fats (for human con- 

 sumption) are those which contain fat other than swine-fat. 

 The regulations do not apply to unadulterated fats of animals 

 or plants sold under a designation clearly indicating their 

 origin ; nor to margarine, etc., when made solely for the use 

 of the maker's own household. 



No margarine or margarine-cheese may be made on 

 premises where butter or cheese is prepared for sale, packed or 

 stored for export, nor may any fats used for margarine be kept 

 there. Exceptional permission, in the case of the manufacture 

 of margarine-cheese in connection with a dairy on a large scale 

 may be granted by the King, on application being made, for 

 a definite period, or until withdrawal of the permission ; pro- 

 vided the manufacturer conforms to these regulations or any 

 other which the King may require in each particular case. 



Any person desirous of manufacturing margarine, mar- 

 garine-cheese, or artificial edible fat, must notify the Governor 

 of the district. The factory is to be placed under the inspec- 

 tion of a person appointed by the Governor, whose duty it 

 shall be to see that only good and wholesome materials are 

 used and produced, according to such directions as the 

 medical authorities may issue. The inspector is also to see 

 that the regulations are properly carried out. He is to have 

 access at all times to the whole of the premises where the 

 goods are made and stored, and is bound to respect trade 

 secrets. He is to receive a salary, paid by the manufacturer 



