Almost from the time it was invented margarine came under attack from butter manufacturers and farmers. In the late 1880s there were even laws requiring margarine to be colored pink - but these were overturned by the Supreme Court. Bans on yellow margarine, however, were upheld. There were also Federal and state taxes that varied by the color of the margarine! This is what accounted for the packets to allow home-coloring. The Federal government didn't get out of regulating margine extensively until sometime around 1950. The last state to repeal restrictions on margin (in 1967) was ...... you guessed it!....Wisconsin.
Alex -- Dr. Alexander Tabarrok Vice President and Director of Research The Independent Institute 100 Swan Way Oakland, CA, 94621-1428 Tel. 510-632-1366, FAX: 510-568-6040 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
