Why you should avoid Palm Oil

Posted by: Vegan Future

To find out what’s wrong with palm oil and why you should avoid products containing palm oil, please read the Lush factsheet below and listen to the Go Vegan Radio interview. Help the rainforests and the orangutans – say no to palm oil from today.

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Go Vegan Radio’s Bob Linden (www.goveganradio.com) speaks to Leila Salazar-Lopez (Rainforest Action Network) about the damage caused to rainforest habitats and species by the palm oil industry. One of the creatures under severe threat is the orangutans. Listeners are encouraged to check the ingredients in food, drink, cosmetics and household products and avoid those containing palm oil

Rainforest Action Network is also encouraging people to ask product manufacturers to use alternatives to palm oil.

This interview is an extract from the 9th August 2008 Go Vegan Radio show. Visit www.goveganradio.com to hear the show in full. To find out more about the campaign against palm oil, check out http://theproblemwithpalmoil.org

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