Rejected petition Stop the Bank of England using palm oil in the production of bank notes.

The Bank of England is preparing to start using palm oil in the production of bank notes. Palm oil production is responsible terrible environmental destruction. We urge and insist the Bank of England, and HM Government commit to not using palm oil in its search to replace tallow in note production.

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http://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2017/03/30/bank-england-backs-palm-oil-replace-animal-fat-plastic-20-note/

http://www.ecowatch.com/why-is-palm-oil-so-bad-1881907014.html

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https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/193517

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Date submitted 1 April 2017
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