Decision on artificial ghee and its problems

Type

Decision

Number

3048

Date of the text

24/03/1930

Official Gazette

published in 1930

Status today

In force as of 27/08/2026

Articles

6

What it provides

This decision bans the import, transit and re-export of artificial ghee, vegetable ghee and similar imitation fats, including butter-flavoured products, requires chemical testing of imported solid fats, and mandates denaturing of fats and fish oils permitted for soap manufacturing.

The full text

This act was published in the Lebanese Official Gazette in 1930. Its full text and the original scan are in the Gherbal National Gazette archive.