MPOB concerned about EU agreement to ban palm oil, says palm oil, products are deforestation-free


MPOB director-general Datuk Ahmad Parveez Ghulam Kadir

KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian Palm Oil Board (MPOB) is concerned about the European Union’s (EU) agreement to ban the import of several products which include palm oil, beef, soy, coffee, cocoa and timber.

According to a statement shared on the European Commission (EC) website, the EU reached an agreement on Dec 6, 2022 to ban the import of the mentioned products, which have been identified as a "driver of deforestation” if they come from deforested land after Dec 31, 2020.

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