spotweldersfriend
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on ‎26-11-2013 07:17 PM

Some groups have been pushing to have labelling on products to show if palm oil is used in the manufacturing process.It's high time a law was passed.Most of those orphaned young oragutans in Borneo are due to the palm oil industry,and of coursr their habitat is being destroyed.
Lone Droscher Nielsen's Borneo Orangutan Survival Foundation is buying up rainforest via donations to give these magnificent creatures a safe haven.Just thought I'd give this worthy charity a plug 🙂
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freshwater-2
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In response to spotweldersfriend

on ‎26-11-2013 09:19 PM

Thank you for the plug, Spot.

 

The use of palm oil in products has doubled over the past decade.

The halal symbol on foods usually means that palm oil  has been used.  A staple of halal diet.

Palm oil is cheap to produce.....so the multi nationals get a much bigger return on their products.

I think it was Nestles (?) that started to use palm oil in their chocolate without mentioning it, just using the halal symbol..

There was quite an uproar because of the taste, not the environment.

Anyone remember that?

 

 

 

 

 

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freshwater-2
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In response to i-need-a-martini

on ‎26-11-2013 10:08 PM

 

I think the worst thing about what is happening in Indonesia is that most of the logging is being done illegally  through multinationals.

 

I certainly agree that is probably the case, Martini.    It will come out eventually......but it will be too late.

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icyfroth
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In response to freshwater-2

‎26-11-2013 10:31 PM - edited ‎26-11-2013 10:32 PM

@freshwaterbeach wrote:
 

I think the worst thing about what is happening in Indonesia is that most of the logging is being done illegally  through multinationals.

 

I certainly agree that is probably the case, Martini.    It will come out eventually......but it will be too late.

 

 

 

So do we lay down and die? Because it it's happening in Indonesia, it's going to happen to us as well. Do we get up on our Town Hall steps with big placards? Or will we be domplacently cooking our Christmas roasts in Palm Oil and buying our decorations "made in china" and trying not to think about it?