What is that piece of paper/foil that you get in a marg/butter tub for?

Answer 1

it's a USDA product and the government makes companies that package food, have a separate seal to make sure no one puts contaminants in. they government also paid for food manufacturers to have security doors on the plant. we got them last year. it has nothing to do with freshness. they use to be only pop top.

Answer 2

So you've got something to grease your cake tin with.

I presume you find it a pain. Me too. The Americans' marg seems to have a seal under the lid, but ours is just a seemingly useless bit of foil that gets covered in marg. Good question!

Answer 3

It is there so that if someone opens it before you buy it, it is protected. That way, no one can put something harmful in it. If that foil/paper is broken or torn when you buy the better, you should not use it. Sounds silly, I know, but people do mean things like that (ever hear about the cyanide in the Tylenol capsules back in the earlier 80's).

Answer 4

Its stops a discolouration of the top of the marg/butter although this is natural and harmless they still put the paper on top

Answer 5

It's usefull for buttering cake tins

Answer 6

keep it fresher.
sometimes when you open them the butter is more yellow where the foil hasn't covered.
maybe

Answer 7

Its to provide an airtight seal to pack keep the product fresher

Answer 8

Dont know but i use it for greasing baking tins if I run out of greaseproof paper

Answer 9

it keeps the butter air tight

Answer 10

To keep it clean? Just part of our hygiene-fixated world?