Margarine Color Laws at Thomas Brunner blog

Margarine Color Laws. The law stating that margarine had to be colored pink rendered the product “unsalable,” the court concluded: “to color the substance as provided. One favored way of limiting margarine was to restrict the color of margarine, so it would not look like butter. Others wanted margarine to be red, brown or black. Vermont, south dakota and new hampshire state legislatures all passed laws requiring margarine to be dyed bright pink—a visual declaration of the. This new amendment taxed colored margarine at 10 cents per pound ($3.36 today) and white margarine at a fourth of a cent per pound (8 cents today). By 1902, “32 states and 80% of the u.s. Population lived under margarine color bans.” the ad below is for “golden yellow” margarine and specifies that it is “ready to. By 1898, 26 states had regulated. Although colored margarine seemed doomed by this higher tax, manufacturers quickly crafted a creative workaround. Vermont, new hampshire and south dakota passed laws requiring margarine to be dyed pink;

By 1898, 26 states had regulated. Population lived under margarine color bans.” the ad below is for “golden yellow” margarine and specifies that it is “ready to. Vermont, new hampshire and south dakota passed laws requiring margarine to be dyed pink; This new amendment taxed colored margarine at 10 cents per pound ($3.36 today) and white margarine at a fourth of a cent per pound (8 cents today). Others wanted margarine to be red, brown or black. One favored way of limiting margarine was to restrict the color of margarine, so it would not look like butter. By 1902, “32 states and 80% of the u.s. Vermont, south dakota and new hampshire state legislatures all passed laws requiring margarine to be dyed bright pink—a visual declaration of the. Although colored margarine seemed doomed by this higher tax, manufacturers quickly crafted a creative workaround. “to color the substance as provided.

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Margarine Color Laws Vermont, south dakota and new hampshire state legislatures all passed laws requiring margarine to be dyed bright pink—a visual declaration of the. “to color the substance as provided. Although colored margarine seemed doomed by this higher tax, manufacturers quickly crafted a creative workaround. Population lived under margarine color bans.” the ad below is for “golden yellow” margarine and specifies that it is “ready to. The law stating that margarine had to be colored pink rendered the product “unsalable,” the court concluded: One favored way of limiting margarine was to restrict the color of margarine, so it would not look like butter. Others wanted margarine to be red, brown or black. By 1902, “32 states and 80% of the u.s. Vermont, new hampshire and south dakota passed laws requiring margarine to be dyed pink; By 1898, 26 states had regulated. This new amendment taxed colored margarine at 10 cents per pound ($3.36 today) and white margarine at a fourth of a cent per pound (8 cents today). Vermont, south dakota and new hampshire state legislatures all passed laws requiring margarine to be dyed bright pink—a visual declaration of the.