April 1998: LABELLING - Spreadable Fats - New Regulations

Spreadable Fats - New Regulations

The Commission Regulations:

• list specific foods which are exempted from the requirements for using the designation 'butter' on the basis that the nature of the product is clear from traditional usage. In the UK, these are "rum butter", "brandy butter", "sherry butter" and "buttercream";
• restrict the use of the term "butter" for composite products (foods made with butter plus other ingredients) to those products with at least 75 per cent milkfat; and
• set out rules for the declaration of fat content.