‘Deforestation-Free’ Palm Oil Not as Simple as it Sounds

ENN
May 25, 2018, 2:59 pm130 pts
Genuinely ‘deforestation-free’ palm oil products are problematic to guarantee, according to a new study. Palm oil is a vegetable oil that is used in thousands of products worldwide, including an estimated 50% of all products on supermarkets shelves, from food to detergents to cosmetics.

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