Laws: Cases and Codes : U.S. Code : Title 21 : Section 347


   
U.S. Code as of: 01/19/04
Section 347. Intrastate sales of colored oleomargarine

    (a) Law governing
      Colored oleomargarine or colored margarine which is sold in the
    same State or Territory in which it is produced shall be subject in
    the same manner and to the same extent to the provisions of this
    chapter as if it had been introduced in interstate commerce.
    (b) Labeling and packaging requirements
      No person shall sell, or offer for sale, colored oleomargarine or
    colored margarine unless - 
        (1) such oleomargarine or margarine is packaged,
        (2) the net weight of the contents of any package sold in a
      retail establishment is one pound or less,
        (3) there appears on the label of the package (A) the word
      "oleomargarine" or "margarine" in type or lettering at least as
      large as any other type or lettering on such label, and (B) a
      full and accurate statement of all the ingredients contained in
      such oleomargarine or margarine, and
        (4) each part of the contents of the package is contained in a
      wrapper which bears the word "oleomargarine" or "margarine" in
      type or lettering not smaller than 20-point type.

    The requirements of this subsection shall be in addition to and not
    in lieu of any of the other requirements of this chapter.
    (c) Sales in public eating places
      No person shall possess in a form ready for serving colored
    oleomargarine or colored margarine at a public eating place unless
    a notice that oleomargarine or margarine is served is displayed
    prominently and conspicuously in such place and in such manner as
    to render it likely to be read and understood by the ordinary
    individual being served in such eating place or is printed or is
    otherwise set forth on the menu in type or lettering not smaller
    than that normally used to designate the serving of other food
    items. No person shall serve colored oleomargarine or colored
    margarine at a public eating place, whether or not any charge is
    made therefor, unless (1) each separate serving bears or is
    accompanied by labeling identifying it as oleomargarine or
    margarine, or (2) each separate serving thereof is triangular in
    shape.
    (d) Exemption from labeling requirements
      Colored oleomargarine or colored margarine when served with meals
    at a public eating place shall at the time of such service be
    exempt from the labeling requirements of section 343 of this title
    (except paragraphs (a) and (f)) if it complies with the
    requirements of subsection (b) of this section.
    (e) Color content of oleomargarine
      For the purpose of this section colored oleomargarine or colored
    margarine is oleomargarine or margarine having a tint or shade
    containing more than one and six-tenths degrees of yellow, or of
    yellow and red collectively, but with an excess of yellow over red,
    measured in terms of Lovibond tintometer scale or its equivalent.



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