Dreaming of a green Christmas: Iceland debuts palm oil-free festive range

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Supermarket to offer range of mince pies and desserts that avoid palm oil, as it closes in on goal of eliminating the controversial ingredient from its own-brand ranges by April next year

It may still be over two months away, but for the UK's retailers planning for Christmas has been underway for months. As such, supermarket Iceland has this week announced it is to offer customers the chance...

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