New Zealand's Auckland Zoo bars Cadbury chocolate in palm oil protest

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Confectioner's use of South Asian palm oil considered a threat to wildlife

Encroaching palm oil plantations a threat to animals New Zealand's Auckland Zoo has removed Cadbury chocolates from its shelves after the confectionery maker moved to substitute some of the cocoa solids...

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