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Sustainable Palm Oil
Many initiatives have been carrying on to promote the production and use of sustainable palm oil. Among them, the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil has developed a set of standards that define the practices for its sust.. Read full article
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Sustainable Palm Oil
Many initiatives have been carrying on to promote the production and use of sustainable palm oil. Among them, the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil has developed a set of standards that define the practices for its sustainable production.
These standards address the legal, economic, environmental and social requirements of producing sustainable palm oil and must be met by companies that join the Roundtable.
Can consumers rely on initiatives like those? And is that enough? Shouldn't be better to find alternatives to the use of palm oil?
alm oil, extracted from the fruit of the palm Elaeis guineensis, is the manufacturer's oil of choice because the plant's high yield makes it cheaper to produce than other vegetable oils.However, rapid rise in demand is causing serious impacts in the tropical countries that grow oil palms.
Palm oil is a kind of vegetable oil grouped broadly as follows:
1. Seed oils, such as groundnut or peanut oil, maize germ or corn oil, coconut oil, palm kernel oil and soya bean oil; and...