{"id":4035,"date":"2018-09-09T15:51:40","date_gmt":"2018-09-09T15:51:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dev.divi.com\/palm-oil-a-small-step-in-the-right-direction\/"},"modified":"2021-05-04T12:16:18","modified_gmt":"2021-05-04T16:16:18","slug":"palm-oil-a-small-step-in-the-right-direction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/geaffiliatetemplate.com\/oxxoftl\/blog\/palm-oil-a-small-step-in-the-right-direction\/","title":{"rendered":"Palm Oil \u2013 A Small Step in The Right Direction"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"British Frozen Food store \u2018Iceland<\/a>\u2019<\/strong> is looking to ban Palm Oil<\/strong> in its own branded products by the end of 2018. One of the food retailers outside of the big four Supermarkets, feels that the production of Palm Oil in South East Asia, is not sustainable and in fact it\u2019s their opinion that harvesting Palm Oil is having a devastating effect, which is why they have taken the decision.<\/p>\n

They will still however continue to stock products by other brands that may contain Palm Oil but hope their decision might influence others. Iceland have also committed to removing plastic<\/strong> from its own branded products by 2023.<\/strong><\/p>\n

After the end of the year, their own products will carry a \u2018No Palm Oil\u2019 sticker, which features an image of an orangutan.<\/p>\n

Chances are Palm Oil is found in many products found around the home, from Biscuits to Soap and Iceland were first alerted to the full details of Palm Oil harvesting by Greenpeace<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Richard Walker<\/strong>, Managing Director of Iceland<\/strong> has stated:<\/p>\n

\u201cUntil Iceland can guarantee palm oil is not causing rainforest destruction, we are simply saying \u2018no to palm oil\u2019. We don\u2019t believe there is such a thing as \u2018sustainable\u2019 palm oil available to retailers, so we are giving consumers a choice about what they buy\u201d<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Why is Palm Oil considered to be controversial?<\/strong><\/p>\n