Issue is more about trade barriers

Ubiquitous: The oil from the flesh of the oil palm fruit is used in many food products. -- Pic courtesy of Malaysian Palm Oil Council

READING the SciDevNet article titled “Palm oil under fire as potential carcinogen” recently caused me much despair as I found it not only misleading but also quite simple in its “black-and-white” approach.

I am not here to say that palm oil is an elixir. All foods – oils and fats, carbohydrates or proteins – when consumed in excess will do more harm than good. The same applies to coffee, sizzling steaks, chocolate and wine.