PalmOilToday, Author at Palm Oil Today

Marc Tarabella’s War on Southeast Asia

Marc Tarabella, a Belgian Member of the European Parliament, has a long and undignified record of demonising palm oil. In 2013, he had made statements that effectively accused palm...

‘Traffic Light’ Nutrition Labelling Scheme: Implications for Palm Oil

Governments have grown increasingly worried about consumers’ dietary habits, and how these relate to the prevalence of obesity and other non-communicable diseases. All sorts of policies are in place...

The Quintessential Palm Oil: For People, Planet and Profit

The Malaysian Palm Oil Council (MPOC) has produced a book entitled ‘The Quintessential Palm Oil: For People, Planet and Profit’. This is the second book based on beautiful images...

UN Climate Conference in Paris: Implications for Palm Oil

The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) has become the focus of both environmental policy makers and international campaign groups, as the Conference of the Parties prepares...

Paying to Preserve High Carbon Stock

A draft report by the Sustainable Palm Oil Manifesto (SPOM) High Carbon Stock Study (HCSS) group has received a small amount of press attention since it was released in...

Palm Oil Demand Up in Turkey

Turkey is showing all the signs of becoming a high-potential market for oils and fats. Consumption growth and the population size have both been expanding over the last 20...

Quashing palm oil fallacies with a full-on campaign

Palm oil is the most consumed vegetable oil in the world. A key product for responding to the needs of the world food-processing industry, it accounts for 35% of...

MPOC’s New Information Campaign in France and Belgium

The Malaysian Palm Oil Council (MPOC) has launched a mark of provenance and an information campaign entitled ‘They say everything and anything at all about Malaysian Palm Oil’. It...

Talking Points from MPOC’s New Information Campaign

On Sept 7, the Malaysian Palm Oil Council (MPOC) initiated a mark of provenance and an information campaign in France and Belgium. At the launch in Paris, prominent personalities...

Advantage Palm Oil, as US Bans Trans Fats

A decision made thousands of kilometres from Malaysia – in the offices of the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) – could have profound consequences for the future of...

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