Fake butter caused punishment by the UOKiK

The Office of Competition and Consumer Protection (UOKiK) imposed on Masmal Diary a PLN 1.4 million penalty due to marketing a fake butter, Polish Radio reported. The company's butters consisted of vegetable fats whereas 'a butter product' has to contain only milk fat, according to Polish law. Therefore, labels have been informing the consumers wrongly, the UOKiK stated. The proceedings launched in October 2013 after the office inspected Masmal Diary's products.The share of vegetable fat ranged from 11.7 percent up to 61.8 percent. Masmal Diary may appeal. Inspections will proceed, as the “fake butter” may be still on sale, the office informed. Masmal Diary has been present on the Polish market since 1999.