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Palm Oil Facts & History

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FACTS ABOUT PALM OIL

  • The UK has banned companies from using palm oil in certain products.

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  • Palm oil is in about 50% of packaged products - including shampoo and candy - in grocery stores and supermarkets.

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  • 4,500 acres of trees are wrecked every hour due to palm oil and climate change.

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  • 450 gallons of water is used to make a single chocolate bar (mostly for growing the cacao trees).

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  • Indonesia and Malaysia are two of the world's largest palm oil producers. And they also happen to be home to the world's only orangutans left in the wild.

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