(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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