Palm oil is ubiquitous in our food systems. Look at the - TopicsExpress



          

Palm oil is ubiquitous in our food systems. Look at the ingredients on any packaged food, and chances are you will find it there. Food companies love it, because its cheap and abundant, so they use it whenever they can. ... Producing all this cheap palm oil exacts a high price. Destruction of rainforests, labour exploitation, and brutal land grabbing: these are just a few of the nasty consequences that come with todays oil palm plantations. And, with growing demand, those consequences are spreading out to more parts of the planet.
Posted on: Thu, 25 Sep 2014 21:10:23 +0000

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