Présentations du colloque de l'Alliance Française pour une huile de palme durable qui a eu lieu le 14 octobre 2014

1. Colloque
Alliance Française pour une
Huile de Palme Durable
14 octobre 2014

2. Introduction
Guillaume Reveilhac, président de l’Alliance
Française pour une Huile de Palme Durable

3. Introduction
Frans Claassen, Managing Director MVO –
the Dutch Oils and Fats Industry
Chairman EPOA

4. EPOA initiative
Create a platform for palm oil related issues and
discussions
 Pan-EU authority on Palm Oil & health providing
science-based information
 Communicate on industry commitments on
sustainability
 Promote discussion and education
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5. ‘No Palm Oil’ products… & hotels!
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6. Palm Oil and consumers: what’s
the status in Europe?
Health and Nutrition issues
• Main focus on sustainability
• Generally consumer have little awareness of
what is palm oil
• Health and sustainability issues intertwined
• ‘Health issue’ : France, Belgium and Norway
• Increased debate on SAFA intake guidelines
Industry behaviour Alliance
• Refiners & Palm Oil producers aligned in
EPOA, focus on Palm Oil and health
www.palmoilandfood.eu
• Trade organisations aligned in ESPOAG
(European Sustainable Palm Oil Advocacy Group)
• International manufacturers often
committed to use ’CSPO only’ by 2015
• No palm oil labelling: increase in 2013
Debate
Intensity
Health
Sustain-ability

7. 2014 materials & channels www.palmoilandfood.eu
info@palmoilalliance.eu
@EPOA_EU

8. Merci !
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