BUTTER BLENDING.
THE SYSTEM IN ENGLAND. Two-thirds New Zealand. Sold As “ Farmers’ Special.” Mr. H. Scatchard, of Waharoa, who recently returned from a trip to England, Canada, and the Continent, made some interesting comments xo a representative of the Matamata Record in regard to the blending of New Zealand butter at Home. Mr. Scatchard said that he had questioned an employee of a town dairying concern in one of the large cities, in regard to the various butters sold. The man admitted that his company bought a large amount of New Zealand butter, and blended it, in the proportions of two-thirds New Zealand and onethird inferior butter. The product was then sold as “ Farmers’ Special,” and 2d or 3d a lb extra charged. New Zealand got no advertisement out of the business, the inference being that it was locally-made butter altogether. He asked the man if he thought the practice was fair to New Zealand. The reply was that, the company having bought the butter in the first place, it belonged to them, and they considered they were entitled to do what they liked with it; there was no law to the contrary.
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Putaruru Press, Volume IV, Issue 130, 29 April 1926, Page 6
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