the ingredients are vegan so classified as vegan.
the issue some have is because of the palm oil (which itself is vegan) but some companies don't use a sustainable source i believe nuttlex has emailed someone (referring to previous post about palm oil issue) that the use a sustainable source
Palm oil production is something I'm very passionate about and the idea of sustainable palm oil makes me angry; almost as angry as "free-range meat".
Here's the problem.
Where they grow palm oil they need to destroy lots of habitat for wild animals (orangutans are seriously threatened by this) and loads of trees.
They then grow the palm trees for the oil on this land a few times before moving on to cut down more trees and grow palms there.
They don't stay on the same soil because A) The palms take longer to grow due to the destruction of the soil and B) It's not profitable as people will pay LOTS of money for the trees that were cut down.
Now "The Round Table of Sustainable Palm Oil" has emerged and is claiming to grow sustainable palm oil.
I've got two problems with them.
1. They're owned and run by the same companies who profit of the palm oil industry. It's a major conflict of interest.
2. They're still cutting down trees they just claim to do it at a slower rate.
No one is currently producing "sustainable palm oil" which is why I think that the boycott should continue.
