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Petition · past parliament · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Require warning labels on palm oil products that are not produced sustainably

Closed 90 signatures

What the petition asks

The Government should require products containing palm oil, where it has not been certified that this has been produced sustainably, to include labels showing the harm palm oil production causes, so consumers are made aware of this.
Palm oil is a huge contributor to deforestation in tropical climates, areas booming with wildlife, areas which many animals have called home for thousands of years. The deforestation caused by palm oil plantations have had a substantial negative impact on these areas, causing mass death and extinction of the animals living there. in Borneo, dozens orangutans are killed every week due to the production of palm oil.
This needs to end, and this is a start.

Timeline

15 Oct 2020 Petition opened for signatures
15 Apr 2021 Closed to new signatures

Key facts

Signatures 90
Status Closed
Department Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Opened 15 Oct 2020
Closed 15 Apr 2021

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.