In Earlier this year, Malaysia launched a global public relations and lobbying initiative to save the reputation of palm oil – its key export – and to stop the industry developing the pariah status of tobacco. 2018, the EU passed an act designed to phase out the use of palm oil, which is linked to deforestation, in renewable fuel by 2030. Palm oil producers in Malaysia and Indonesia, which are together responsible for 85% of the world’s palm oil, fear such a precedent could lead to calls for regulation of the product's use in food.
In 2018, Malaysia launched a global public relations and lobbying initiative to save the reputation of palm oil – its key export – and to stop the industry developing the pariah status of tobacco. Earlier this year, the EU passed an act designed to phase out the use of palm oil, which is linked to deforestation, in renewable fuel by 2030. Palm oil producers in Malaysia and Indonesia, which are together responsible for 85% of the world’s palm oil, fear such a precedent could lead to calls for regulation of the product's use in food.