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Margarine Act, 1887, Sale of Food and Drugs Act, 1899, and
the Butter and Margarine Act, 1907.
Under the Margarine Act, 1887, the Sale of Food and Drugs Act,
1899, and the Butter and Margarine Act, 1907, certificates of registration
were granted during the year in respect of eight premises where the
following businesses are carried on:—
Two butter factories (one in Bromley and the other in Bow) for
blending butter.
Three wholesale dealers in milk blended butter, one Bromley
and two Bow.
Three manufacturers of margarine, one Poplar two Bromley.
"Butter Mixture"—Proposer Amendment of the Law.
The following letter was submitted to the Public Health and Housing
Committee: —
Borough of Camberwell,
Town Clerk's Office,
Town Hall,
Camberwell, S.E.
26th May, 1908.
Dear Sir,—
Food and Drags Acts.—Butter and Margarine Mixture.
This Council have had under consideration reports from their
Food and Drugs Inspector with reference to the practice which is
becoming more prevalent, adopted by certain traders in this Borough,
of selling margarine under the title of "butter mixture." The
article of food when sold in this manner is enclosed in a magarine
wrapper, and generally contains from 5 to 10 per cent, of butter fat,
the remaining portion consisting of margarine, and it is the common
practice to charge Is. per lb. for the article, notwithstanding that
margarine can be purchased at a much lower rate. There is no
standard for "butter mixture."