Month: May 2020

A Major New Review of Palm Oil from GermanyA major new review by a group of tropical biologists and agricultural specialists has given considerable support to the social, economic and environmental outcomes from oil palm cultivation.The review mostly from authors… Read more

Following a recent Palm Oil Monitor (POM) critique of the WHO’s misleading and inaccurate nutritional advice about palm oil during the height of the COVID-19 crisis, and strong formal protests from both Indonesia and the Council of Palm Oil Producing… Read more

In case you missed it, Food Navigator Asia highlighted the work of Palm Oil Monitor in exposing plans to restrict palm oil imports by the UK’s Environment Ministry and Malaysia’s decision to Walkback a unified producer position on 3-MCPD. To read,… Read more

Last week’s post on Malaysia deviating from the CPOPC consensus on the EU’s 3-MCPD limits drew an overwhelming response from industry, government and NGOs alike. But there was an underlying question among many observers that requires us to go back a… Read more