For example, the World Health Organization (WHO ... some studies have found palm oil may not create the same risk. Results of various animal and human studies suggest that palmitic acid (the ...

Palm oil is in nearly everything – it’s in close to 50% of the packaged products we find in supermarkets, everything from pizza, doughnuts and chocolate, to deodorant, shampoo, toothpaste and lipstick ...

It has a longer shelf life than many other oils. And not to mention, the palm oil industry provides jobs and income for thousands of farmers. So there’s a huge reliance on palm oil for lots of ...

Nigerian food is delicious and full of variety, but some favourite dishes can carry health risks if not prepared or eaten ...

WWF's Palm Oil Buyers Scorecard assesses manufacturers, retailers, food service and hospitality companies on their commitments and actions in favour of sustainable palm oil, helping to build a culture ...

Moving towards nett-zero Switching to alternative vegetable oils would not reduce the impacts given that other oil bearing crops have much lower yields per hectare than oil palm. Research shows ...

KUALA LUMPUR: Kulim (M) Bhd has received its first "post-pandemic batch" of migrant workers, the palm oil planter said on Thursday, paving the way for more workers to enter Malaysia and help ease ...

With no end in sight to sky-high prices for palm oil, Japanese businesses have idled their power plants that burn it to generate electricity. And they do not appear ready to resume operations ...

At the end of this year, the new European Union Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) would require verifiable proof, including GPS coordinates, showing that palm oil did not cause any deforestation ...

Indonesia has planned to develop the production of red palm cooking ... the cooking oil we usually consume," Masduki said. Unlike the RBD cooking oil, the red cooking oil does not undergo a ...

India's vegetable oil imports are estimated to decline further in the 2024-25 season to 15 million metric tons, as favourable weather will likely boost domestic production, an industry group said.