COLOUR OF N.Z. BUTTER

Press, Volume XCI, Issue 27669, 27 May 1955, Page 13

COLOUR OF N.Z. BUTTER

Assurance Given East Germans

BERLIN, May 25. Large imports of dark yellow butter worn New Zealand have caused East t*erman buyers to wonder whether the colour came from a chemical substance Banned in Germany, “Saechsische Renting.” the Dresden Communist newspaper, reports. , ** Its ' cation of yesterday, available *n Berlin today, it says the investiga“owever« show that the substance is carotin, a natural dye found especially in grass and plants. , says the paper, is very “ y - In East Germany it is obtained from carrots and used to dye margarine. The chemical dye “butter-yellow,” used decades ago, has been found into cancer and is no longer used anywhere in the world, the paper asits readers. The conclusion is substantially cor-

rect, according to the New Zealand Dairy Products Marketing Commission. The yellow colour of the butter is not due to any chemical additive, but is an inherent quality in New Zealand pastures on which the cows feed the whole year round.