Petition · past parliament · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Prohibit the sale and use in the UK of palm oil and its derivatives in foods
Closed
1,005 signatures
What the petition asks
We call on the Government, now a study has established that palmitic acid, a constituent of palm oil, can encourage the spread of some cancers, to end the sale and use of palm oil in Britain.
Palm oil is used in an extremely wide range of processed foods. It is currently difficult to avoid, yet recent research has shown that it could exacerbate the growth of some cancers.
It is not acceptable that people should have their health and lives put at risk by food corporations that put profits before people and environment.
https://www.worldwidecancerresearch.org/news-opinion/2021/november/how-dietary-fats-help-cancer-to-spread-around-the-body/
It is not acceptable that people should have their health and lives put at risk by food corporations that put profits before people and environment.
https://www.worldwidecancerresearch.org/news-opinion/2021/november/how-dietary-fats-help-cancer-to-spread-around-the-body/
Timeline
| 13 Dec 2021 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 13 Jun 2022 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
1,005
Status
Closed
Department
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Opened
13 Dec 2021
Closed
13 Jun 2022
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.