Dr Kalyana Sundram, Author at Palm Oil Today

Abuse against Women Workers in Oil Palm Plantations Is Never Condoned Official views from Malaysian Palm oil Council (MPOC)

The recent Associate Press report (November 19, 2020) has called attention to serious allegations of abuse against women employed or associated with the palm oil industry. As part of...

Viability of Synthetic Palm Oil versus Natural Palm Oil Dr. Mohd. Khairuddin Aman Razali & Dr. Kalyana Sundram

For several decades now, and ever since the early 1980s, palm oil has been called out as a problem for a number of different reasons. First it was its...

Should the US food industry be concerned about a 3-MCPD backlash?

By Roger Clemens, DrPH, CFS, CNS, FIFT, FACN, FIAFST In March of this year, the European Food Standards Authority (EFSA) issued a report warning about the health consequences of...

Human clinical study linking tocotrienols and brain health begins

By Robin Miller and Kalyana Sundram Malaysia’s GMP-certified palm tocotrienol complex producer, has proudly announced the commencement of its latest human clinical trial “NUTRITION” Phase IIB using a patented...

New US ‘Nutrition Facts’ regulations poses challenges for food manufacturers exporting to the USA

The labelling regulations for conventional foods and dietary supplements is being amended by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), aimed to provide updated nutrition information on the label...

“Clean Bill of Health, at Current Italian Levels of Palm Oil Consumption”: A Balanced Report from the Italian Superior Health Institute

In light of the ongoing palm oil debate in Europe, the Directorate General of Food Hygiene and Nutrition of the Italian Ministry of Health ordered a scientific and technical...