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Why ‘No Palm Oil’ Labelling is Illegal in the EU

Food manufacturers and retailers in parts of the European Union (EU) have affixed ‘No palm oil’ or ‘palm oil-free’ labels and/or logos to their products. The labels appear to...

The many mistakes of the proposed French palm oil tax

Since the end of January, the French Parliament has been debating a Draft Law on biodiversity, which includes a proposal to impose an additional tax on palm oil of...

Malaysian Palm Oil Council Applauds French Senate for Rejecting Discriminatory Palm Oil Tax

Kuala Lumpur – The Malaysian Palm Oil Council applauds the vote by the French Senate to reject the discriminatory tax against palm oil. The planned tax is a violation...

Questionable Trade Moves against Palm Oil

In the EU, efforts to limit the importation, distribution and sale of palm oil and products using palm oil have been intensifying. It appears as though domestic competitors of...

Still No Consensus on Sustainability Criteria for Biofuels

The EU and the US have implemented legal frameworks regarding the ‘sustainability’ or ‘renewability’, respectively, or biofuels. Although some palm-oil-based biofuels continue to enter the EU and the US,...

Malaysian Palm Oil Council Applauds French Senate Committee for Rejecting Discriminatory Tax

Kuala Lumpur – The Malaysian Palm Oil Council applauds the vote by the French Senate’s Sustainable Development Committee to reject the discriminatory tax against palm oil. The planned tax...

Rise in Mandatory Health Warnings on Consumer Products

Attempts to reduce the visual appeal of consumer products – for health reasons – have been most noticeable in the tobacco sector to date. Some governments require graphic warnings...

Analysis: French Draft Law on Biodiversity

On March 17, the French National Assembly (Lower House of Parliament) adopted a revised version of the Draft Law for the Recapture of Biodiversity, of Nature and Landscapes (Draft...

Cyprus: A Divided Island

The island of Cyprus is located in the eastern Mediterranean Sea just 50km south of the coastline of Turkey and 95km west of Syria. The former British colony gained...

Malaysian Palm Oil Council Condemns Vote on French Palm Oil Tax

National Assembly Proposal Has No Intellectual or Economic Credibility Kuala Lumpur – The Malaysian Palm Oil Council (MPOC) today condemns the vote in the French National Assembly that imposes...

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