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‘NUTELLA IS NOT CARCINOGENIC’

KUALA LUMPUR: Reports on the Internet alleging popular chocolate spread Nutella, which is made with palm oil, containing cancerous elements is a distortion of facts, Plantation Industries and Commodities...

Die Hard: Why Palm Oil Myths Persist

Any online search for a connection between palm oil and human health will bring up hundreds of websites claiming that palm oil is ‘bad for you’. The criticism does...

Sustainable Palm Oil – A Case in Point

Two companies that make organic products say that palm oil is essential to their operations. But they want no part of the conventional supply chain – which they have...

Delivering on Dietary Fat Guidelines

The Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO), World Health Organisation (WHO), US Department of Agriculture, EURODIET, Spain, Germany, UK, the Netherlands, Australia, New Zealand and India are among organisations or...

European Parliament’s disturbing resolution on palm oil potentially discriminatory

On 3 November 2016, the European Parliament’s Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety (hereinafter, ENVI Committee) published its Draft Report on “Palm oil and deforestation of...

Is breast milk dangerous for human consumption?

Expert puts Codex Alimentarius Commission’s food labeling paper about trans fats and saturated fats in proper perspective Is mother’s milk dangerous for babies? While it may seem absurd,...

Views from Captains of the Malaysian Palm Oil Industry

From an agricultural commodity, palm oil has transformed into a well-diversified industry. NEXT YEAR will mark the 100th year of commercial planting of oil palm in Malaysia. The centennial...

What are the issues with RSPO and can MSPO be a game changer ..

At the fifth The Star Roundtable on Palm Oil, industry captains – IOI Corporation Bhd CEO Datuk Lee Yeow Chor, Malaysian Palm Oil Council CEO Tan Sri Dr Yusof...

Landslide Victory for the Malaysian Palm Oil Food Truck Tour de France

This past weekend, Paris-based chef, David Martin’s Food Truck Tour de France, made stops in Lyon and Bordeaux, two French cities known for their gastronomy and wine, to present...

Key Nutrients from Oils and Fats

Oils and fats provide about 9 kcal/g of metabolisable energy compared to 4 kcal/g from protein or carbohydrates. In addition to their caloric and nutritional value, oils and fats...

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