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US consumers may be exposed to deforestation-linked palm oil via dairy: Report (news.mongabay.com)
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cross-posted from: https://slrpnk.net/post/20636883

This indirect use of palm oil is often overlooked in the zero-deforestation accounting process, despite its growing use, according to a report by U.S.-based advocacy group Rainforest Action Network (RAN). The report found that palm oil-based animal feed is now the single largest palm oil product category imported by the U.S., accounting for 36% of all palm oil imports into the country by weight.

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[–] jet@hackertalks.com 1 points 1 week ago

The total dietary composition of ASF feed should be included on food labels. In this dairy example it should tell the consumer the cow was feed gain, and palm oil.