2 ms·
Worth noting that in many countries - including Australia and New Zealand - that it is not compulsory (legally mandated) for food manufacturers to label the oil
by adrian_mrd 8y ago
Worth noting that in many countries - including Australia and New Zealand - that it is not compulsory (legally mandated) for food manufacturers to label the oil that they use as Palm Oil. They can just state Vegetable Oil, thus hindering many consumers in these countries from determining which products in their local supermarket use palm oil - just by looking at the label directly on the product.
A poor outcome for consumers in these markets.
- giarc 8y agoIs there any literature that actually states labelling items with palm oil vs vegetable oil actually makes a difference in consumer behaviour? In my small window of the world, I feel like the issue with palm oil is not well known.
- adrian_mrd 8y agoThis isn't literature, but from Melbourne Zoo's Don't Palm Us Off campaign, a campaign in favour of mandatory labelling of palm oil in Australia and New Zealand, their argument goes: "Mandatory labelling of palm oil will help put pressure on food companies to start using sustainably-produced palm oil." [0] There seems to be disagreement about what sustainable palm oil entails or how sustainable it actually is [1], so would be good to see this claim backed up with research. [0] https://www.zoo.org.au/get-involved/act-for-wildlife/dont-palm-us-off https://www.zoo.org.au/get-involved/act-for-wildlife/dont-pa... [1] https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/jul/10/nestle-products-removed-from-melbourne-zoos-over-palm-oil https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/jul/10/nestle-p...