Palm oil is derived from the fruit of the oil palm tree. However we support and work in conjunction with the following ngos. Palm kernel oil is extracted from the seed of the fruit and is used in the manufacture of cosmetics. The palm oil innovation group poig is a multistakeholder initiative with a mission to transform the palm oil industry, and break the link between palm oil, the destruction of forests and peatlands, and the violation of human and labour rights. The palm oil industry only thrives as long as there is a demand for palm oil and consumers keep buying products that contain palm oil. However, as oil palm has higher yield than any other oil crop, switching to other types of. Production, processing, characterization, and uses serves as a rich source of information on the production, processing, characterization and utilization of palm oil and its components. It is all a question of demand, because there is a lot. Indonesia is also the largest producer of palm oil. Its mission is to provide a valuable biofuel while implementing policies that ensure sustainable development, including research and development to. Jan 18, 2016 one promising avenue for reducing palm oil s deforestation impact is by influencing the companies that buy palm oil from global traders to use in their consumer products. The palm oil industry is responsible for environmental destruction. Red palm oil supplies fatty acids, vitamins, antioxidants and other phytonutrients essential for proper growth and development and for an overall healthy body and mind. The palm oil is from a sustainable source according to essential depots website.
The december 2014 killing, charged palm oil consumer action poca, is just one of a series of deaths and atrocities allegedly committed by makin group, whose palm oil division is reported to have a long history of killing endangered orangutans one of the earths last surviving great apes and one of mans closest relatives and illegally. It would apply to a wide range of products, including palm oil, beef, soybeans, and timber. No single innovation caused palm oil consumption to soar. The main source of palm oil is the elaeis guineensis tree, which is native to west and southwest. The areas being cleared for palm oil are particularly rich in carbon.
Consumers demand action against conflict palm oil it may have been the over production and surplus of palm oil by 2011, or competitive oil seed agricultural production, that began what has become, an extended commodity market price collapse for palm oil. It is due to your input and support of our campaigns that poca has been recognized by the rpso as an important consumer voice, and this is our chance to tell the rspo members, face to face, what we want from them. Palm oil producer musim mas, a major player which has about 200,000 hectares of palm oil plantations, joined last year. The way that consumers spend their money determines what gets produced and what gets sold.
Say no to palm oil, and encourage your social circle to boycott palm oil. Solidaridad trains oil palm processors to meet rspo. It was a good 20 years after the first alarms about deforestation in brazil that consumer action slowed not stopped the destruction. Unrefined palm oil is sometimes referred to as red palm oil because of its reddishorange color. From shampoos to high end facial creams to chocolates. Evolution of the real uptake of certified palm oil put on the market.
Nov 09, 2017 but, as this consumer guide produced by conservation international points out, complexity and fragmentation in the palm oil supply chain present challenges to consumer goods manufacturers and. Its native to africa, but malaysia and indonesia now produce 85 percent of the worlds supply. Oct 14, 2019 in response, the palm oil industry may be forced to tighten its standards and improve its own policing. Jan, 2017 palm oil is used for cooking and is also added to many readytoeat foods in your grocery store. Some attention is also given to palm biomass, bioenergy, biofuels, waste management, and sustainability. Unfortunately, as recently as 20, much of the palm oil entering the. I have used red palm oil to stop a cold in its tracks on two occasions. The oil palm, a good or bad business for local people. Some people describe its flavor as being similar to.
Feb 19, 2019 it was a good 20 years after the first alarms about deforestation in brazil that consumer action slowed not stopped the destruction. Oils marked italian may include olives harvested elsewhere. In response, the palm oil industry may be forced to tighten its standards and improve its own policing. Palm oil is a globally traded agricultural commodity that is used in 50 percent of all consumer goods, from lipstick and packaged food to body lotion and biofuels. Participate in action oriented initiatives and advocacy, and invest in projects ontheground, that support a sustainable palm oil industry to include the conservation and restoration of biodiversity at risk from or impacted by unsustainable palm oil. Consumer awareness is arguably most vital in the global south, which consumes about 70% of the worlds palm oil. The consumer has to understand that there is a natural progression here, says. Founded in 20, the initiative was developed in partnership with. Activists have launched a petition calling for a government investigation into the killing of an orangutan on an oil palm plantation in. Aug 25, 2016 graph showing top 10 countries for palm oil in 2015.
Definitions for the purposes of this standard, the following definitions apply. Starbucks and palm oil, wake up and smell the coffee. Apr 15, 2008 the oil palm is the worlds most valuable oil crop. Poi support their conservation and rescue efforts and we ask that our.
Petition calls for justice over killings of orangutans by annette gartland on december 12, 2014. But olive oil is by no means a health foodit has about 120 calories and 14 grams of fat, about the same as other oils. Impact of palm oil supply and demand on palm oil price behaviour. Go to rainforest action network for the real story. Support ontheground action in palm oil producing landscapes, such as conservation and forest. We explore consumer awareness of palm oil, perceptions of its. Consumer action is vital if were going to tackle deforestation and social exploitation in the palm oil supply chain hanna thomas tue 25 aug 2015.
General uses of palm oilkernel oil and their fractions in food, nutritional and oleochemical products are discussed as well as the potential use of palm oil as an alternative to trans fats. Main action and links campaigns palm oil groups contact us palmoilconsumersaction 2015. The quest for rainforest safe kids books the understory. It is a little harder to use since the whole bottle must be heated to pour out, but it works well warmed in a pot of water if desired as a liquid. Whether you realize it or not, you are likely consuming palm oil every single day. Unrefined palm oil is a significant source of tocotrienol, part of the vitamin e family. And do not support this book author or the page the book is linked in brainscience. Now shop with the confidence that you are doing all you can to save wild orangutans. Eu labelling changes force industry action on palm oil. The oil extraction rate from a bunch varies from 17 to 27% for palm oil, and from 4 to 10% for palm kernels. In the nature, the seeds have a relative dormancy leading to very long germination process 1 to 3. Biggest food brands failing goals to banish palm oil. Palm oil production causes deforestation, greenhouse gas emissions. Americans should demand transparency about where the palm oil in all consumer products comes from.
This publicly available document is an important step. The price of crude palm oil cpo is dependent on many factors that vary from time to time, such as fundamental factors, i. I am a firm believer in coconut oil and the book on red palm oil just adds to the information on a very helpful natural product. Palm oil is present in over 50% of products on store shelves. The consumer goods forum publishes palm oil sourcing. By making informed choices, consumers can bring about positive change in the palm oil supply chain, from more sustainable practices in oil palm plantations to more transparent product labelling. Palm oil is extracted from the pulp of the fruit and is an edible oil used in food. Today palm oil accounts for 35% of world edible vegetable oil production helena varkkey, 2016 with 85% of this sourced from indonesia and malaysia palm oil is used in about 50% of packaged goods consumers purchase in supermarkets and shops, but it doesnt always appear as its name suggests a sample list is available here.
Indonesian forests store even more carbon per hectare than the brazilian amazon thanks to their carbonrich soil. A member of the poca team, robert hii has been invited to chair a plenary session at the upcoming rpso general meeting this november. Who the palm oil industry and noncommunicable diseases. How the world got hooked on palm oil news the guardian.
Pdf the contribution of palm oil industry to indonesian. Palm oil, palm kernel oil and their derivatives used in kao group consumer products principles for action confirm that plantations and suppliers are in compliance with the rspo principles and criteria for the production of sustainable palm oil 3. Grown only in the tropics, the oil palm tree produces highquality oil. Palm oil consumer action an environmental article from from palm oil consumer action february 2020. According to say no to palm oil, a palm oil consumer education site an estimated 5000. Consumer goods industrys first ever set of sustainable palm oil sourcing guidelines to help drive implementation of zero net deforestation resolution paris, 11th august 2015 the consumer goods forum cgf today announced publication of the firstever sustainable palm oil sourcing guidelines the guidelines.
This is the second in a series of reports to examine action taken by. Palm oil consumed as a dietary fat as a part of a healthy balanced diet does not have incremental risk for cardiovascular disease. Palm oil remains the number one source of oil and fat. The products we buy have various impacts on communities, wildlife, and the environment, despite often being far removed from the point of sale. Ad the story is similar in the amazon, where the cattle industry accounts for about 80. Palm oil consumer action 33 mins an indigenous papuan farmer, marius betera, has died after being assaulted by a police officer when complaining about a palm oil company bulldozing his banana plot. Olam to pause gabon forest clearance in victory for activists. The rspo is a voluntary membershipbased organization and has the following 8 principles for certification for palm oil growers. The eu ban disincentivizes efforts to ensure that palm oil production adheres to robust standards and practices in poorer countries. The malaysian palm oil industry primary action is to accelerate the replanting of oil palm and improve the fresh fruit bunch yield. Get the most extensive and popular sustainable palm oil mobile shopping guide. In malaysia, the carbon stock of tropical forests can range up to. The problem with palm oil and what you can do about it. The group is a collection of palm oil companies, manufacturers and green groups including greenpeace and the rainforest action network.
Hazefree consumer guide peoples movement to stop haze. As consumers, we can decide the type of world we want to live in simply by choosing what we buy. The roundtable for sustainable palm oil rspo is a pathway to environmentally sound palm oil production. The december 2014 killing, charged palm oil consumer action poca, is just one of a series of deaths and atrocities allegedly committed by makin group, whose palm oil division is reported to have a long history of killing endangered orangutans one of the earths last surviving great apes and one of mans closest relatives and illegally destroying orangutan habitat. Jul 15, 2015 expansion of palm oil plantations in indonesia, in millions of hectares. Sustainable choices on palm oil must be easier for consumers, says. Consumer groups palm oil investigations of australia poi and palm oil consumers. Use the sustainable palm oil shopping app, produced by cheyenne mountain zoo in colorado, to check if the product you are about to purchase is orangutan. Malaysia and indonesia are the largest and second largest producers and exporters of palm oil products in the world where together they contribute 83. The palm fruit yields both palm oil and palm kernel oil. Along with coconut oil, palm oil is one of the few highly saturated vegetable fats and is semisolid at room temperature. In developing countries, vegetable oils are replacing animal. Olams decision comes as asian palm oil businesses are shifting to west africa in search of land to make up for shortages in the two main producer countries, malaysia and indonesia.
The industry tends to be viewed favourably in producing countries, where it. The largest consumer of palm oil is india, consuming 9. Kao guidelines for sustainable procurement of raw materials. As a result, consumer products may appear with the rspo logo, but will most likely contain unsustainable palm oil. It will take some diligence on your part to find out exactly what brands use palm oil in their products. However, it is undoubtedly better for you than butter, beef fat, palm kernel oil, coconut oils, and margarines that contain trans fats.
Since 20, ran has been working with allies from around the world to expose the corporate supply chains that link conflict palm oil to products on our grocery store shelves, focusing on a group of large corporate palm oil endusers we call the snack food 20 together, these 20 major global snack food companies have the power to transform the way their suppliers produce palm oil, if they each. Time is running out for palm oil buyers to take action. Peeling back the labelexploring sustainable palm oil ecolabelling. This book exposes the lies and who is behind them, and reveals the facts. A similar bill stalled and died last year, but its sponsors are optimist. Palm oil is everywhere in our food, cosmetics, stationary, pharmaceuticals and many more everyday products.
Palm oil consumer action is a platform for consumers to take action against conventional palm oil and to advocate for environmentally responsible products. Palm oil has an especially high concentration of saturated fat, specifically the 16carbon saturated fatty acid, palmitic acid, to which it gives its name. However, due to the world antipalm oil campaign and the sustainable agriculture issues, the malaysian palm oil industry urgently needs some right track solutions. We made an online search via the pubmed database using the keyword palm oil in conjunction with relevant terms and environment or pollution or climate change or consumer or health or disease. Sustainable sourcing guide for palm oil users world wildlife fund. It also includes several topics related to oil palm genomics, tissue culture and genetic engineering of oil palm. Jan 16, 2020 scores of the worlds biggest consumer brands have agreed to phase out deforestation through the use of sustainable palm oil by 2020, but this goal looks far out of reach for many, according to. Vegetable oils are one of the most traded global commodities, and this is particularly true of palm oil. Some palm oil is produced in a more environmentally friendly way known as certified sustainable palm oil. Fatty acid composition of palm oil and fractions palm oil palm ole ne palm stearine 20% fatty acid c14. To become less damaging, target nonforest lands for palm oil, says.
With palm oil production increasing by more than 50% in the last decade of the twentieth century and set to double in the next twenty years, it has never before been so important to understand the history, use and cultivation of this fascinating crop. Palm oil, like all fats, is composed of fatty acids, esterified with glycerol. Palm oil is a common cooking ingredient in the tropical belt of africa, southeast asia and parts of brazil. Ms 817, method of tests for palm oil and palm oil products, related series ms 1231, method of sampling for palm oil and palm oil products 3.