Zuraida slams US over SDP palm oil ban


KUALA LUMPUR: Plantation Industries and Commodities Minister Datuk Zuraida Kamaruddin has chided US Customs and Border Protection (CPB) for its “hasty and unwarranted action” against Sime Darby Plantation Bhd (SDP).

“I strongly wish to reiterate that the Malaysian palm oil industry operates under strict standards in line with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the United Nations.

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