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More than half of UK palm oil meets "sustainable" standards
2013-11-11 10:24:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
BusinessGreen: More than half of palm oil imported into the UK to be used in products such as cosmetics, food and fuel now comes from sustainable certified sources, marking a step forward for the government's commitment to use only sustainable palm oil by 2015. According to a new report by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) to be released today, the proportion of sustainable palm oil coming into Britain has more than doubled since 2009, when it stood at 24 per cent. The government...
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