We respectfully request that the House make mandatory the labelling of palm oil if used as an ingredient in any product for sale in New Zealand.

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The issue

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Under New Zealand labelling laws, palm oil can be labelled as any one of 200 different scientific names or generically as vegetable oil. Mandatory palm oil labelling would make it possible for consumers to avoid palm oil and it would create a level playing field for companies choosing to voluntarily label palm oil.

Palm Oil is the ingredient asocciated with large scale deforestation, indigenous human rights abuses, land conflicts, carbon emissions and wildlife loss. Until we have labelling consumers can not make the ethical choice to not buy palm oil.

Unmask Palm Oil is the New Zealand campaign for mandatory palm oil labelling, we campaign to make the Minister of Food Safety, Nikki Kaye, introduce labelling.

 

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The Decision Makers

Craig Foss
Craig Foss
Minister of Consumer Affairs
Nikki Kaye
Nikki Kaye
Minister of Food Safety

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