The association of palm oil condemns the video clip 'Rang-tan & # 39; – Business News

PETALING JAYA: The Malaysian Palm Oil Association (MPOA) has strongly condemned the video "Rang-tan" of Iceland-Greenpeace, which tells the story of an orang-utan forced to leave the forest to make way for the production of palm oil.

The 90-second video clip that went viral was told by Oscar winner Emma Thompson. It was a Christmas advertisement on TV from the British supermarket chain Iceland.

In the end, Clearcast, the advertising watchdog of British commercial television channels, banned Iceland from broadcasting its ad because it violated the rules of political advertising.

MPOA chief executive Datuk Nageeb Wahab described the video as "unfounded and discriminatory" against palm oil, adding that the supermarket's action to remove 459 palm oil products was a "sales gadget".

Earlier this year, Iceland announced its intention to withdraw palm oil from its products by the end of 2018, claiming that the ad was in line with its program, which is the only way it has been. has made use of video as a Christmas advertisement.

"The Rang-tan video that claims that 25 orangutans die every day is a blatant lie that can not be proven. The fact is that orangutans from Sabah and Sarawak are fully protected and their population is stable, "said Nageeb.

DFO represents 118 plantation companies, representing 1.87 million hectares, or 40% of the total area planted with oil palm in Malaysia.

In addition, the International Union for the Conservation of Nature also acknowledged that the boycott of palm oil was "without purpose" because of the demand for cooking oil around the world .

That said, Mr Nageeb took note of the recent pledge given by the UK's Orang Utan call to support 1 million RMB funding for the conservation team. The Sabah Wildlife Rescue Unit, fully funded by the Malaysian Palm Oil Council, demonstrates its efforts to protect the species.

He urged social and environmental activists to work constructively with stakeholders in the palm oil industry, adding that the commodity had contributed to poverty reduction in developing countries. development.

"If the intention of NGOs, social and environmental activists, is to truly make palm oil sustainable, we would like to urge them to join and help the oil industry's oil." to take concrete steps and make a difference, "Nageeb concluded.

The Malaysian palm oil industry has voluntarily adopted internationally recognized sustainability standards while adhering to sustainable certified palm oil (CSPO).

The Malaysian government has also demanded certification of its entire palm oil supply chain by 1 January 2020 through the Malaysian Standard for Sustainable Palm Oil (MSPO).