Tag: palm oil

Call for palm oil labels

A campaign to make the correct labelling of palm oil compulsory was launched last year at Auckland Zoo. Unmask Palm Oil is a youth-led petition calling on the government to introduce mandatory palm oil labelling. Currently palm oil can be labelled as one of 200 different scientific names or as the

WWF palm oil trailer

A satirical film trailer from the World Wildlife Fund to raise awareness of the pervasiveness of non-sustainable palm oil production.   Seen a great eco video? We’d love to know about it, so please email us the link. Even better, make your own video! Film your best tips, secrets or how-to guide,

Kellogg's cleans up its palm oil

It’s a ray of hope for critically endangered orang-utans: the giant global food company Kellogg’s has promised to source all of the palm oil used in its products from sustainable sources.

Palm oil petition sent to MPs

A New Zealand group called Unmask Palm Oil has presented a petition with 7400 signatures to parliament as part of their drive for compulsory labelling of palm oil in consumer products.