BUTTERFAT INQUIRY
Hearing On U.S. Imports
(Rec. 11 p.m.) WASHINGTON, May 21. The Tariff Commission announced to-night that it would hold a public hearing on United States imports of “certain articles containing butterfat,” at its Washington headquarters on June 11. The inquiry was sought by the Acting Secretary of Agriculture, Mr Earl Butz. In a letter to President Eisenhower, Mr Butz specifically complained against imports of a New Zealand product bearing the trade-mark name of “Exylone.” Mr Butz said that this article could be used in making ice cream mixes, cake mixes, confectionery mixes as well as possibly in other products and, could displace a similar quantity of butterfat produced and used in the United States. Mr Butz said that “Exylone” was not subject to the quota restrictions on butter oil. It contained 76.6 per cent, butter, 15.2 per cent, moisture (water), 8.2 per cent, sugar, a trace of vanilla, and no added milk solids. In late 1956 a total of 90001 b was imported from New Zealand but in early 1957, a total of 8.944,1531 b had been imported, most of this in the last few weeks, he said.
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Press, Volume XCV, Issue 28284, 23 May 1957, Page 13
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