This petition was submitted during the 2017–2019 Conservative government
Petition Make all products containing palm oil clearly labelled
The industry is linked to major issues such as deforestation, habitat degradation, climate change, animal cruelty and indigenous rights abuses in the countries where it is produced, as the land and forests must be cleared for the development of the oil palm plantations.
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50% of the packaged foods, baked goods, cosmetic and cleaning products that can be found on supermarket shelves contain palm oil, or palm kernel oil; these include bread, cookies, chocolate, and even milk. However palm oil is often disguised, hidden behind many different ingredient names you probably don’t recognise.
This petition closed early because of a General Election Find out more on the Petitions Committee website