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... the australian food and grocery council (afgc) has applauded the decision by the federal government to oppose the food standards amendment (truth in labelling palm oil) bill 2011 ... yesterday, afgc chief executive kate carnell said the palm oil labelling bill would cost the australian food manufacturing industry a$150 million and “would not save any orang-utans” ... 3 per cent of the world’s palm oil and the majority of australian manufacturers have already committed to using palm oil certified by the roundtable on sustainable palm oil (rspo)

... the first shipment of sustainable palm oil is set to arrive in europe next week; but even if manufacturers do not use the oil directly they can still buy into the movement with certificates that allow them to state their support, explained the rspo president ... imported by aarhus karlshamn uk (aak) – which is both a trader and a processor – the oil in the shipment originated from united plantations in malaysia and is destined for aak’s refinery in hull, uk ... amongst the food and consumer good firms to have bought some of the oil shipment are unilever and sainsbury’s ... jan kees vis, president of the roundtable on sustainable palm oil (rspo) and director of sustainable agriculture at unilever told foodnavigator ... but he explained that there are two ways in which manufacturers can support sustainable palm oil production: they can buy oil that has been sustainably produced (identity preserved) and/or kept separate from other palm oil throughout the entire supply chain (segregated) ... in this case, the user pays a premium and is allowed to claim use of sustainable palm oil on the packaged of the finished product ... however not all of the palm oil produced according to the sustainable principals is kept separate from regular palm oil and sold as ‘sustainable’ ... palm oil users can still support the mills operating sustainable practices, though, by purchasing sustainable palm oil certificates from them ... these currently trade at between us$40 and $50 each, and represent one tonne of oil each ... the certificate-holding user then sources its palm oil requirements through their normal supply chain ... since the certificate is not tied to a batch, the actual oil received does not necessarily actually contain sustainable oil; thus, the user can claim to support sustainable palm oil production to a percentage of that used in the product, but they cannot actually claim their products contain sustainable palm oil

... the palm oil industry is claiming a major triumph in terms of sustainability ahead of an incoming shipment of the product to europe next week, which is seen by some as a milestone for ethical sourcing ... the roundtable on sustainable palm oil (rspo), a body combining suppliers of the vegetable-based product and food manufacturers says that on 11 november, the port of rotterdam in the netherlands will receive the world's first shipment of 'rspo-certified sustainable palm oil' ... according to the group, in 2007 global output for the product stood at 38m tones, making it one of the world’s most important sources of vegetable oil for use in the manufacture of packaged goods and dairy products ... palm oil, used in a diverse range of food formulations including bread and crisps, is enjoying strong appeal from food makers as they turn away from trans fats ... in an attempt to offset these concerns amongst a drive among many manufacturers for more sustainable operations, the rspo claims it has worked with all its members to find new solutions to source palm oil ... “the roundtable promotes production practices that help reduce deforestation, preserve biodiversity, and respect the livelihoods of rural communities in palm oil-producing countries,” the group stated ... rspo certification jan kees vis, who serves as both president of the roundtable group and sustainability director at unilever, said that under rspo principles, no primary rainforest or high conservation value areas have been sacrificed since november 2005 to obtain palm oil ... according to rspo estimates, about half of the world’s palm oil suppliers are signed up to the principles, with more expected to join in the future ... “the first sustainable oil palm plantations and mills have recently been certified and have begun to churn out rspo-certified sustainable palm oil,” stated the group ... ” ngo concern despite these claims, environmental campaigners argue that rising demand for this popular oil, the primary exporter for which is indonesia, is leading to deforestation, which destroys habitats for animals such as the orang-utan, as well as contributing to the rise in carbon emissions