date:Mar 06, 2013
Palm oil consumption in Europe would be curbed when new rules start next year compelling food makers to label their products with the ingredient if used, the Dutch product board warned.
Because it is solid at room temperature, palm oil has become an irreplaceable ingredient in a variety of products from chocolate bars and spreads to biscuits, ice cream and even soap.
But a wave of negative campaigning has targeted its cultivation, especially in Indonesia and Malaysia - a natural habitat for th