PALM OIL INDUSTRY CONTINUES TO BE BLAMED FOR LOSS OF WILDLIFE HABITAT

KOTA KINABALU (Malaysia), May 24 (Bernama) -- The palm oil industry
continues to be blamed for loss of wildlife habitat and biodiversity in the
country, thus making the efforts to readdress the negative image of the industry
extremely tedious, said the Chairman of Malaysian Palm Oil Council (MPOC), Lee
Yeow Chor.

He said the media was flooded with a continuous stream of reports that
alluded to abuses committed by the industry.

"There is often little or no avenue to verify the sources and statistics of
these reports but they surely leave a lasting adverse impression on the
consumers," he said in his opening remarks at the International Palm Oil
Sustainability Conference which took off here Monday.

Lee said it was no suprise that major food producers had been pressured to
drop palm oil from their formulations.

"When the public is brainwashed into believing that our palm oil is a
culprit to be avoided, the efforts to readdress this negative image is
extremely difficult," he said.

Fortunately, MPOC is now well geared to tackle such issues and provide
responses to unfair comments and campaign much faster than before, he added.
-- BERNAMA


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