First batch of "sustainable" palm oil on way to UK

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But environmental standards are still not rigorous enough, claims Greenpeace

The first shipment of palm oil certified as environmentally sustainable by the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) is on its way from the rainforests of Malaysia to the UK this week, where it will...

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