Unilever to ban "unsustainable" palm oil from its products

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Food giant to use palm oil certified as sustainable from this year in response to concerns over cash crop's role in rainforest deforestation

Pressure is expected to mount on retailers and food manufacturers selling products containing palm oil from plantations that contribute to rainforest deforestation, after Unilever yesterday announced plans...

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