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Submission to the Senate inquiry into the food standards amendment bill
SUBMISSION
The Senate Community Affairs Committee is currently considering Senator Xenophon, Brown and Joyce's co-sponsored Food Standards Amendment (Truth in Labelling - Palm Oil) Bill 2009.
The proposed Bill would require the separate labelling of palm oil and privately certified sustainable palm oil (CS palm oil) on food product labels. It is argued by its proponents that because the production of palm oil may lead to some environmental degradation, consumers may wish to reserve the right to not consume products which include palm oil or non-certified sustainable palm oil, and that without separate labelling they will be denied that choice.