Shoppers have spoken out after the chief executive of Iceland admitted the company has reintroduced the use of palm oil in some of its own label products after its reliance on sunflower oil "suddenly become totally unobtainable" to use. The retail chain said that it is with 'regret' it will be using Palm Oil in some own-brand products due to price demands
At the time the company stopped its use of the product it explained it was due to it wanting to "take a stand against tropical deforestation". It ran an entire Christmas advert campaign on the devastating effects of palm oil in 2018, M.E.N reports.
But in a blog on the Iceland site, its CEO, Richard Walker, wrote: "When Iceland removed palm oil as an ingredient from all its own label products in 2018, to take a stand against tropical deforestation, we greatly increased our reliance on sunflower oil. Now that it has suddenly become totally unobtainable, we are working closely with our suppliers to find alternatives.
