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Palm Oil Day of Action

Sun 30th Oct 05 — admin

Eight people in orang-utang masks

Cardiff Friends of the Earth members go ape over palm oil scandal Photo: Lindsay Maiden, Cardiff Friends of the Earth

Palm Oil Day of Action

29 October 2005 - Queen Street, Cardiff

Big business is clearing rainforest in south east Asia to make way for palm oil plantations. This has a devastating impact on wildlife and local communities.

Palm Oil

Thu 1st Sep 05 — admin

This action is now closed. Thank you to everyone who took part

Demand for palm oil, a vegetable oil, is the most significant cause of rainforest loss in Malaysia and Indonesia.

Palm oil is found in 1 in 10 supermarket products. These include:

  • chocolate
  • bread
  • crisps
  • detergents and
  • lipsticks.

Friends of the Earth believe:

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