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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

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

Reuters published an article last week that stated Malaysia had decided to walk back a unified position on 3-MCPD esters held by the Council of Palm Oil Producing Countries (CPOPC).The intelligence came from a leaked letter from Malaysia’s Ministry of Plantation Industries and… Read more

Over the past few weeks there’s been a deliberate effort by the save the rainforest types to connect infectious diseases and the COVID-19 virus to the palm oil industry. They’ve been supported by a plethora of “mainstream” news outlets such… Read more

POM has been leaked some information on new plans from the UK Government’s Environment Ministry, known as DEFRA, that would restrict palm oil imports in the UK.Here’s the deal: DEFRA is planning a ‘write-around’ process, where other Government departments will… Read more

FERN, a UK-Dutch NGO, has published a new report, ‘Detoxifying Palm Oil’. The report in its own words “aims to document and describe existing initiatives and policies in relation to the palm oil trade between Indonesia and the EU …… Read more

FPP’s Suspicious Attack against Golden Agri-Resources The Forest People’s Program (FPP) has launched a complaint against Golden Agri Resources (GAR) via the RSPO. The complaints within the brief filed to the RSPO’s complain system allege deforestation and bribery; the publicly… Read more

Norway’s Government appears to be throwing its support behind an effort to sink the European Free Trade Area’s trade agreement with Indonesia – and palm oil is the reason. Last week, the Norwegian Government-funded activist group, Rainforest Foundation Norway (RFN),… Read more

As noted last week, Malaysia’s political landscape has undergone an upheaval, with the announcement of a new cabinet.The Ministry of Primary Industries has been renamed the Ministry of Plantation Industries and Commodities.The new minister, Datuk Mohd Khairuddin Aman Razali, has… Read more