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Non Species Specific Furkid Topics => Reaching One Furkid Parent At A Time... => Issues Of Concern => Topic started by: Middle Child on November 09, 2018, 05:33:45 AM

Title: Stop using palm oil -banned ad
Post by: Middle Child on November 09, 2018, 05:33:45 AM
This brand (Iceland is the brand) ad was banned in the UK as "too political". Actually it's more about money than politics, obviously.  I never gave palm oil a thought before.

Now I am.

https://youtu.be/JdpspllWI2o
Title: Re: Stop using palm oil -banned ad
Post by: Middle Child on November 09, 2018, 06:31:24 AM
In the US, checking your shampoo (etc) labels may not be enough

https://www.treehugger.com/sustainable-agriculture/25-sneaky-names-palm-oil.html

https://www.ran.org/the-understory/palm_oil_s_dirty_secret_the_many_ingredient_names_for_palm_oil/