Archives for April 13, 2009

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Personal care pollution should be on your radar

By Simon Pitman

Personal care pollution should be on your radarA rash of highly publicised scientific studies has served to underline growing awareness of pollution from personal care products. Justified or not, it will become an increasingly important issue for the...

Global Palm oil prices soar as stocks fall

By Jess Halliday and Simon Pitman

Oilseed analysts are predicting a squeeze on supply of Malaysian palm oil for months to come, as prices are pushed up by farmers’ inability to invest in inputs and poor extraction rates – while demand for fried and oily food is not abating.