Margarine can't have a 'buttery taste', court says

Posted By: Richard Deschamps · 3/22/2013 12:12:00 PM

Quebec's courts are once again tied up with margarine issues.

This time, the Quebec Court of Appeal ruled against margarine-maker Unilever, which was fighting for the right to advertise margarine as having a 'buttery taste'.

Back in 2008, inspectors with the Quebec agriculture ministry cited the company and fined it for making the claim about its Becel Gold brand, insisting that by law, the word 'butter' can only be used pertaining to dairy products.

Initially, Quebec Court ruled against Unilever before Quebec Superior Court ruled in favour of the company.

In 2008, the Quebec government finally repealed a controversial and long-standing law against the sale of yellow margarine. Strong opposition from Quebec's dairy farmers helped keep white margarine on the shelves for years.

Photo: La Presse

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  1. Ron posted on 03/22/2013 01:09 PM
    Pass the golden topping please...
  2. Susanna posted on 03/22/2013 02:17 PM
    Oh, PLEASE.......................
  3. Skibble5150 posted on 03/22/2013 02:54 PM
    But it's OK to call the slop on popcorn "butter topping" or "buttery".

    Quebec has no other issues to resolve, clearly.
  4. alrev posted on 03/22/2013 03:06 PM
    Does anyone know if the yellow in butter is a color additive?
  5. PineGal posted on 03/22/2013 05:13 PM
    I hope that this doesn't make CNN, it will be so embarrassing. I think that if Quebeckers get off welfare, then maybe they would have something else to do then fight over the color of margarine. Ooops, i forgot these people are not intelligent and they might get confused over yellow margarine and think that its butter. The rest of the world doesn't get confused though, only those Quebecers.
  6. Robert Ruffo posted on 03/24/2013 09:26 PM
    Hey Pinegal - employment in Quebec is actually higher than many other provinces, as is the university graduation rate. We do value consumer protection, protecting agriculture, and many other things that more Texas-like provinces would label as "socialist". Perhaps that offends you. You certainly offend me.

    Perhaps you should move to the States, where you could have a chance to vote Republican.
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