As the world’s largest palm oil producers, Malaysia and Indonesia must be active players in the standard-setting process for the European Union’s (EU) international sustainability standards, said two top officials of the Malaysian Palm Oil Council (MPOC).

Its chief executive officer Datuk Dr Kalyana Sundram, in an editorial written jointly with MPOC Europe regional manager Uthaya Kumar, noted that the EU intended to to lead the work on international sustainability standards and environmental footprint calculation methods in multilateral fora to promote a higher uptake of sustainability standards.

This is part of its approach to food information to consumers, which is reflected in the European Commission’s plan to publish a proposal in 2024 for a sustainable food-labelling framework that covers the nutritional, climate, environmental and social aspects of food products.

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