Reply from Clarins on their palm oil useage
The reply from Clarins was dismal – it took nearly 4 months and a lot of pestering to get any reply at all, and when I did it was insufficient. I had already promised to use body shop products and use up the Clarins that I was using, and I am pleased to say that I have nearly used it all up now and definitely will not be buying anymore. Clarins are not members of the RSPO, which is not the be all and end all, but at least it is a token gesture, and they will not confirm if Continue reading Reply from Clarins on their palm oil useage
The guilty secrets of palm oil: Are you unwittingly contributing to the devastation of the rain forests?
Does your shopping basket contain KitKat, Hovis, Persil or Flora? If so, you may be contributing to the devastation of the wildlife-rich forests of Indonesia and Malaysia, where orangutans and other species face extinction as their habitat disappears. Continue reading Are you unwittingly contributing to the devastation of the rain forests?
Leading article: An oil shock we cannot ignore
There is no shortage of ways to measure the cost of palm oil. First there is the catastrophic impact on the wildlife of Malaysia and Indonesia, whose rainforests are being cleared to grow the crop. The habitat of endangered species, from orangutans to Sumatran tigers, is being torn down at a terrifying rate to make room for the fertile oil palms.
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Palm oil is bad for you and many other people and creatures!
Following on from the evidence of our food Companies using palm oil to a high degree, there is another dimension to this argument. They should be responsible for the palm oil sources, but more than that, they should be responsible for us as consumers – our health!!!
Palm oil is widely used as cooking oil, as an ingredient in margarine, and as a component of many processed foods. It is also an important component of many soaps, washing powders and personal care products, is used to treat Continue reading Palm oil and your health
Household names: Big brands and palm oil
Kellogg’s (US) Uses palm oil in 50 products, mostly cereal bars but also cereals such as Special K and Crunchy Nut, where it binds together clusters. Does not buy sustainable palm oil. Continue reading Top brands – more information on their palm oil use
palm oil - the facts copyright Sandra M Dean
How much do you know about palm oil and how it is killing the orangutans? We are not looking for a boycott of palm oil useage – just a campaign to stop the use of ‘unsustainable palm oil’ for products in our supermarkets and to make biofuels. Sustainable oil plantations are out there and are accessible, so lets do something about it!
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