A European Union proposal to limit the use of palm oil lacks comprehensive scien...
FILE PHOTO: A worker collects palm oil fruits at a plantation in Bahau, Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia January 30, 2019. REUTERS/Lai Seng Sin/File Photo
Malaysia, the world’s second largest palm oil-producing country, which accounts for two-fifths of global production, has along with world number one Indonesia and other producing countries challenged the EU move announced in January last year. Interested parties were allowed to provide feedback starting from Friday. The EU executive wants to finalize the Act on March 14, after which the European Parliament will have two months to review and potentially object to the plan.
The proposal “is not based on sound, accurate and comprehensive scientific evidence... thereby jeopardizing the methodological approach and the conclusions reached,” the paper said.
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