Title 21, Food and DrugsRelease 119-102
§347b Contravention of State Laws
Title 21 › CHAPTER 9 — FEDERAL FOOD, DRUG, AND COSMETIC ACT › SUBCHAPTER IV — FOOD › § 347b
Summary
Does not allow possessing, selling, or serving colored margarine (oleomargarine) where state/territory law forbids.
Full Legal Text
Title 21, §347b
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Nothing in this Act shall be construed as authorizing the possession, sale, or serving of colored oleomargarine or colored margarine in any State or Territory in contravention of the laws of such State or Territory.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Editorial Notes
References in Text
This Act, referred to in text, is act Mar. 16, 1950, ch. 61, 64 Stat. 20, which is classified to section 331, 342, 347 to 347b of this title, and section 45 and 55 of Title 15, Commerce and Trade. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Tables. Codification Section was not enacted as part of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act which comprises this chapter.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date
Section effective July 1, 1950, see section 7 of act Mar. 16, 1950, set out as a note under section 347 of this title.
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Citation
21 U.S.C. § 347b
Title 21, Food and Drugs
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102