# Removing the EU’s Blinkers |         Global Oil & Fats Business Online – gofbonline.com

> An industry commentary responds to a European Commission study on the environmental impact of palm oil, arguing that European Parliament initiatives against palm oil are biased and protectionist. It cites the Parliament's 2017 resolution on palm oil and deforestation.

- Date: 2018-10-06 · published 2018-10-06T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region EU · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/62559-removing-the-eu-s-blinkers-global-oil-and-fats-business-online-gofbonline-com
- Commodities: [Palm Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/PALMOIL.md)

## Why it matters

The debate over EU palm oil restrictions bears on future vegetable oil demand, but this opinion piece does not add a new policy decision.

## Read by commodity

- PALMOIL: neutral

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| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
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| PALMOIL | 2023-01-04 | [The EU’s Game-Changing Law to Fight Global Deforestation \| Earth.Org](https://feedsoft.ai/events/37817-the-eu-s-game-changing-law-to-fight-global-deforestation-earth-org.md) | -4.5% | -7.0% |

## Sources

- gofbonline.com: https://gofbonline.com/removing-the-eus-blinkers/

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