BELGIAN MARGARINE LAw. | 7a 

Kingdom in each of the first three years have been as 
follows :—1897, 6,562,000; in 1898, 17,926,000; and in 1890, 
30,573,000. oe 

BELGIAN MARGARINE LAW. 
The following are the principal provisions of the law of 4th 
May, 1900, to regulate the sale of margarine in Belgium. 
The date on which this law comes into force will be 
announced subsequently, but it will not be later than the ist 
January next. 
The term butter is reserved for fat obtained from milk or 
cream by churning, with or without the addition of ferments; 
colouring matters, or salt. Other alimentary fats resembling 
butter in their external characters, such as appearance, 
consistency, colour, odour, taste, are termed margarine. 
Mixtures of butter and margarine for sale are prohibited. 
Margarine for sale may not contain more than ten per cent of 
fat derived from milk. It must be mixed with substances 
which, while being inoffensive and incapable of altering its 
organoleptic characters, will facilitate its distinction from 
butter. Particulars of these substances will be given later 
in a Royal decree. 
Produce destined for direct export is exempted from these 
provisions, if declared prior to manufactura. 
Margarine must be delivered from a manufactory or 
wholesale dealer in vessels bearing the word “ margarine” on 
every face, in letters at least four-fifths of an inch high, with 
the name and address of the firm. 
Butter and margarine may not be sold on the same 
premises; and butter merchants or producers may not 
keep margarine, even for their personal consumption, on 
premises where butter is sold. 
All shops where margarine is sold, as well as vehicles 
serving for peddling margarine, must bear the words “ Sale 
of Margarine” in distinct type at least eight inches high, 
and clear of all other inscriptions. In market - places 
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inargarine may only be sold at spots specifically indicated 
