Iceland cited deforestation in Asia as one of the main reasons for trying to get rid of palm oil in its products, but admitted palm oil remains in 32 product lines, including in a popular cheesecake. He visited the Indonesian Borneo in 2017 and witnessed the destruction caused by palm oil plantations first-hand. On Wednesday, Iceland blamed a 'website issue' after the BBC found 28 own-brand products for sale online containing palm oil. Many products were removed by the retailer, but own-label products containing palm oil were still available to buy in stores that day. The rasperry Eton mess cheesecake has had Iceland labelling taken off itIceland has announced plans to remove palm oil from its own brand foods

Source: Daily Mail January 25, 2019 13:06 UTC