Limit of water in butter, etc., and provisions as to butter in margarine

(1) Every person who sells, or offers or exposes for sale, or has in his possession for the purpose of sale– (a) any butter which contains more than sixteen per centum of water; (b) any margarine which contains more than sixteen per centum of water, or the fat of which contains more than ten per centum of fat derived from milk; or (c) any milk-blended butter which contains more than twenty-four per centum of water, commits an offence. (2) Any label or advertisement which states or suggests that margarine with which it is given, or to which it relates, contains butter shall state the percentage of butter which it contains, Provided that no offence shall be deemed to have been committed under this sub-section, if the figure stated as the percentage of butter does not differ by more than two from the actual percentage. (3) A person who gives with any margarine sold by him a label, whether attached to or printed on the wrapper or container or not, which does not comply with the requirements of sub- section (2), or who publishes, or is a party to the publication of, 44 an advertisement which does not comply therewith, commits an ice cream likely to cause milk- borne disease.