Rejected petition Ban the sale of products containing unsustainably sourced palm oil in the UK

Palm oil is found in 50% of supermarket products, from food to cleaners to cosmetics. It is a type of vegetable oil derived from palm oil fruit. This controversial ingredient may be present in some form in nearly every room of your home.

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Its production destroys rainforests and biodiversity. The plight of orangutans has been a key feature of palm oil campaigns, due to 80% of their habitat being destroyed in the last 20 years and the serious risk they face of extinction in our lifetime.

Demand for palm oil has undergone a phenomenal growth and is expected to more than double by 2030 and triple by 2050

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https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/233012

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Date submitted 17 November 2018
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