KUALA LUMPUR (April 30): Primary Industries Minister Teresa Kok has called for more industry players to play their part in promoting the use of palm oil, by placing the "Sayangi Sawitku" logo on products containing palm oil, to help raise public awareness among Malaysians. Kok said participation from industry players as ambassadors of locally produced palm oil could help raise awareness on the commodity. This is as anti-palm oil campaigns are aggressively carried out in European countries that are passing laws and regulations to phase out its use, citing palm oil as a driver of deforestation. The "Love MY Palm Oil" campaign was launched in January with the aim of instilling national pride and greater appreciation for Malaysian palm oil, and to recognise the commodity's contribution to the economy. We hope that more Malaysians would opt for biodiesel, which could then help ease the country's palm oil stockpile," she added.

Source: The Edge Markets April 30, 2019 05:48 UTC