Petition · past parliament · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Ban unsustainable palm oil products being sold in the UK.
Closed
162 signatures
What the petition asks
If a product contains unsustainable palm oil it shouldn’t be allowed to be imported into the UK and would be prevented from being sold in supermarkets. We should start educating people on the harm of palm oil and the damage it is reeking across the planet.
Palm oil had been a continual driver of deforestation, killing and heavily damaging some of the worlds most biodiverse forests. Along with this the industry is damaging the habitat of animals like the Sumatran rhino, pygmy elephant, and orangutan, all of whom are already endangered species. Climate change is being exacerbated by carbon-rich peat soils and the loss of forests, which releases millions of tonnes of greenhouse gases into the atmosphere.
Timeline
| 28 Dec 2022 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 28 Jun 2023 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
162
Status
Closed
Department
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Opened
28 Dec 2022
Closed
28 Jun 2023
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.