Remove Palm Oil from Cadbury chocolate.

Remove Palm Oil from Cadbury chocolate.

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Cadbury have long been a household favourite throughout New Zealand, even recently being voted NZ's most trusted brand last. Unfortunately they rapidly dishonoured this title with the introduction of Palm Oil into their
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Palm Oil is labelled as Vegetable Fat on their chocolate labels. It decreases the quality and pleasant taste of the chocolate, it is higher in saturated fat, and the Palm Oil industry is one of the leading causes of deforestation in Indonesia.
Orangutans are on the brink of extinction due to this industry. Both the Bornean and Sumatran subspecies will be extinct in 12 years unless the slash and burn of rainforests to create Palm Oil plantations is slowed. Countless other endangered plants, animals and local people are also suffering.
Many responsible companies are looking for ways to decrease their use of Palm Oil due to the difficulty in finding a truly sustainable source.
It has been shocking to countless numbers of Cadbury fans to find that Cadbury have gone the opposite direction and increased their usage!
Although Cadbury claim to be using  Sustainable Palm Oil we question this claim as they have yet to back it up with details and proof.
They justify their use of this product by touting their membership of the Roundtable for Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) but as yet being on the RSPO does not require any commitment other than paying a fee.
There are a number of companies that belong to the RSPO who continue to destroy rainforest while using their membership as a cover.
Cadbury has the ability to become pioneers and lead the way for other global corporations by expending the extra effort and money required to make positive changes.
Cadbury - we implore you to remove Palm Oil from your NZ chocolate products.  We will boycott your products as long as they contain Palm Oil that is not 100% CSPO.
Cadbury have long been a household favourite throughout New Zealand, even recently being voted NZ's most trusted brand last. Unfortunately they rapidly dishonoured this title with the introduction of Palm Oil into their
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http://www.facebook.com/inbox/readmessage.php?t=1182533327590&mbox_pos=0#/group.php?gid=99560141028
Palm Oil is labelled as Vegetable Fat on their chocolate labels. It decreases the quality and pleasant taste of the chocolate, it is higher in saturated fat, and the Palm Oil industry is one of the leading causes of deforestation in Indonesia.
Orangutans are on the brink of extinction due to this industry. Both the Bornean and Sumatran subspecies will be extinct in 12 years unless the slash and burn of rainforests to create Palm Oil plantations is slowed. Countless other endangered plants, animals and local people are also suffering.
Many responsible companies are looking for ways to decrease their use of Palm Oil due to the difficulty in finding a truly sustainable source.
It has been shocking to countless numbers of Cadbury fans to find that Cadbury have gone the opposite direction and increased their usage!
Although Cadbury claim to be using  Sustainable Palm Oil we question this claim as they have yet to back it up with details and proof.
They justify their use of this product by touting their membership of the Roundtable for Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) but as yet being on the RSPO does not require any commitment other than paying a fee.
There are a number of companies that belong to the RSPO who continue to destroy rainforest while using their membership as a cover.
Cadbury has the ability to become pioneers and lead the way for other global corporations by expending the extra effort and money required to make positive changes.
Cadbury - we implore you to remove Palm Oil from your NZ chocolate products.  We will boycott your products as long as they contain Palm Oil that is not 100% CSPO.
We the undersigned are against the addition of Palm Oil to your NZ chocolate. We believe it not only tastes bad, but we are aware of the environmental devastation occurring in Indonesia due to the Palm Oil industry.
We will be boycotting all your products (and associated brands that you own) until you remove Palm Oil.
One of our closest relatives, the Orangutan will be extinct in the wild in 12 years if companies such as yourself don't take action and ensure they are operating in an environmentally friendly manner.
Please listen to your customers - you used to be a household favourite in NZ, but now are becoming the paraiah of the chocolate brands.
Live up to your reputation as New Zealand's most trusted brand by earning that trust back and removing the Palm Oil from your chocolate.
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# 2,915:
8:47 am PST, Feb 9, Lisa R, Germany
# 2,914:
12:59 am PST, Feb 9, Name not displayed, Australia
# 2,913:
5:41 pm PST, Feb 8, Michelle Mak, Canada
# 2,912:
10:57 am PST, Feb 8, Amy Claire Rose, United Kingdom
# 2,911:
9:06 am PST, Feb 7, Name not displayed, Ohio
Palm oil is bad for the environment AND your health. We need to stop using this product.
# 2,910:
5:18 am PST, Feb 6, Name not displayed, Ohio
Having lived in Indonesia for many years and traveled throughout Malaysia, I can attest to the heart-wrenching destruction that the palm oil industry has on the area's rainforests. There ARE alternatives to palm oil that are less destructive to the environment and that don't endanger native species. I would be grateful if you would consider this matter seriously.
# 2,909:
1:08 pm PST, Feb 3, Robert Taylor, New York
# 2,908:
12:51 pm PST, Feb 2, Jason Fowler, Ohio
People......We are the worst animal on the planet. We're destroying the world one species at a time. Soon there will be nothing left.
# 2,907:
7:07 am PST, Jan 31, Alice Olivo, Italy
# 2,906:
12:12 am PST, Jan 30, Richard Hollister, Arizona
# 2,905:
10:39 pm PST, Jan 29, Juliette Braszell, Australia
# 2,904:
9:05 am PST, Jan 29, Joanne Hill, United Kingdom
Palm oil is destroying the orangutans habitat and killing the orangutan.Cadbury is misleading the consumer by labelling palm oil as vegetable oil.The consumer has a right to know what ingrediants are in the product so they can make an informed choice.The orangutan is dying for profit. IT'S NOT WORTH IT.
# 2,903:
1:09 am PST, Jan 27, Kelly Lea, Australia
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1:26 pm PST, Jan 25, Caroline Raward, Australia
# 2,901:
3:31 am PST, Jan 25, Peter Lancaster, United Kingdom
# 2,900:
3:09 pm PST, Jan 24, Fenia Yfandi, Greece
# 2,899:
9:04 am PST, Jan 24, Ronda Richardson, Illinois
# 2,898:
1:47 pm PST, Jan 23, Name not displayed, California
# 2,897:
12:36 pm PST, Jan 23, Nadezhda Peneva, Spain
# 2,896:
12:04 pm PST, Jan 23, Maryann Smale, Maine
There has to be an alternative to destroying the rainforest. You make great products, but at what cost? Please do the right thing and find an alternative to palm oil. Your company could set an important precedent by taking this most important step!
# 2,895:
11:05 am PST, Jan 23, Christiane Page, Spain
# 2,894:
10:57 am PST, Jan 23, Hema Bedasie, Trinidad And Tobago
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9:51 am PST, Jan 23, Nicolette Ludolphi, Germany
# 2,892:
9:46 am PST, Jan 23, Phoebe Chayance, United Kingdom
# 2,891:
9:37 am PST, Jan 23, Ann Cawley, Missouri
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7:51 am PST, Jan 23, Ioannis Zambartes, Greece
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7:07 am PST, Jan 23, Karen Lyons kalmenson, New York
# 2,888:
2:48 am PST, Jan 23, Isabella PARFENOFF, Switzerland
# 2,887:
1:45 pm PST, Jan 22, Name not displayed, Australia
I am a volunteer at Mogo Zoo which is privately owned and is part of the world wide breeding program of endangered species. I hear on a daily basis of the palm oil industry encroaching on the territories of so many endangered species.
# 2,886:
7:00 pm PST, Jan 21, Name not displayed, Australia
You are ruining the chances of our children's children seeing these beautiful creatures in their natural wildlife not to mention the environmental damage. This is dreadful. As one of the worlds biggest companies set an example save the Orangutans from the endangered lists. Not to mention the people who are using as slave labour to grow your coco beans. Shame on you Canburys. Bring yourselves into line by setting yourselves up as Environmental friendly and start be responsible for you impact in this world. Look up Rainforest Alliance. IF Mac donalds can do it so can you.
# 2,885:
1:26 am PST, Jan 19, Laura Pollock, United Kingdom
# 2,884:
12:43 pm PST, Jan 15, Janet Lipner, Illinois
Although I have enjoyed Cadbury products, esp. the eggs, I am avoiding all palm oil products nowadays because I love orangutans.
# 2,883:
6:00 pm PST, Jan 14, Joanne Cannon, United Kingdom
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3:00 am PST, Jan 11, Name not displayed, Australia
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3:31 am PST, Jan 8, Ingrid Andersson, Sweden
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4:03 am PST, Jan 5, Victoria P., Ukraine
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6:05 am PST, Jan 2, Name not displayed, Australia
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9:00 pm PST, Dec 31, Name not displayed, Australia
# 2,877:
10:54 am PST, Dec 31, Melissa Martineau, Canada
# 2,876:
10:08 am PST, Dec 28, Jade Henderson, New Zealand
# 2,875:
3:06 am PST, Dec 24, Kerri Hicks, United Kingdom
Large organisations have a greater responsibility to check thoroughly the consequences of their actions as they have such an enormous influence and impact.
# 2,874:
1:21 pm PST, Dec 23, Ross Ballard, United Kingdom
# 2,873:
4:53 am PST, Dec 22, Karen Davis, Australia
Cadbury Chocolate is tastes absolutely dreadful now that they are using palm oil - I may as well go and buy chocolate from a $2 discount store.
# 2,872:
1:16 pm PST, Dec 18, Alice Walker-Mitchell, United Kingdom
It's terrible that you think it's okay to kill off an entire species just for profits. I have enjoyed your chocolate for many years and would like to continue to do so however I no longer can until you begin using sustainable palm oil.
# 2,871:
8:20 am PST, Dec 18, Zoe Ashton, United Kingdom
Myself and all my family and friends are boycotting cadbury's and not buying any for xmas and asking not to be brought any cadbury's products until you stop using palm oil and supporting the destruction of our rainforest
# 2,870:
11:21 am PST, Dec 15, Name not displayed, United Kingdom
STOP HARMING INNOCENT ANIMALS JUST FOR CHOCOLATE!!!!!!!!
# 2,869:
6:48 pm PST, Dec 11, Courtney Ellis, Australia
# 2,868:
5:51 pm PST, Dec 11, Name not displayed, Australia
I already don't buy any chocolate due to it's oily taste, and I definately won't be buying cadbury
# 2,867:
5:37 am PST, Dec 11, Ruth Crawford, United Kingdom
I absolutely love chocolate and have bourght cadburys for as long as I can remember. Now I find myself saying to my Mum this year, please no chocolate because I'm disgusted that the palm oil in it's ingrediants is having such a detrimental effect on our planet. Why can't Cadbury use moe sustainable methods? I will unfortunately not be purchasing any Cadbury chocolate until this issue is sorted out. They just lost what used to be a very loyal customer, and of course I shall be spreading the word, people need to know the truth!!!
# 2,866:
11:34 am PST, Dec 8, Cyd Parker, United Kingdom
I am incredulous and throwing away all the products i have from you in my cupboard. Never again until you clear your name of this convincingly!!!!!! SHAME and destruction on you right back!!!
# 2,865:
9:28 am PST, Dec 8, Marion Goetze, Germany
# 2,864:
7:03 pm PST, Dec 7, Mira Meneses, Philippines
Please do not let quality and standards drop! Cadbury has been a favorite in our family for years; even when we didn't have much, my parents saved up to get us some for Christmas. I'd like future generations to enjoy it as it was, not a cheap, oily version of itself.
# 2,863:
4:01 pm PST, Dec 7, Sylvie Magnier, France
I already have written several letters and emails to French food companies which use palm oil in their products, including a few which are including on their packaging some "save the earth", or "we care about environment" messages. Each time, I pointed the contradiction between such a message and the use of palm oil and the destruction of Indonesian forest. I don't usually buy any Cadbury products so I didn't know that Cadbury used palm oil too, but NOW I KNOW, so next time someone offers me a 'Finger' I'll tell this person about palm oil!
# 2,862:
4:28 am PST, Dec 7, Denise Baykal, United Kingdom
I knew for a long time that the taste of Cadbury (and others) had changed for the worst. I could taste the coconut. I hated it. I have not bought Cadbury chocolate for over 3 months now and will not do so again until the original recipe is restored. My disgust was heightened by the plight of innocent animals because of the unethical stance of Cadbury - and trying to place the blame on the consumer. Shame on you Cadbury.
# 2,861:
5:38 am PST, Dec 6, Alexandra MAUVE, France
# 2,860:
12:53 am PST, Dec 5, Graham Mitchell, Australia
Please change to a more healthy product
# 2,859:
12:38 am PST, Dec 5, MICHAEL KISS, Australia
# 2,858:
4:40 pm PST, Dec 4, Tilly Howard, Australia
I was unaware of this and I am disgusted I am sure you can find a different product that does not destroy lives.
# 2,857:
3:47 pm PST, Dec 4, Katrina Walsh, Australia
if this is the same as cadbury chocolate world wide im signing this not just for nz but also australia and every other country....
# 2,856:
2:43 pm PST, Dec 4, Jeff Howard, Australia
Please see the future
# 2,855:
2:35 pm PST, Dec 2, Judith Holzl, Australia
I bought a block (now a very thin block)of Cadburys just yesterday Dec 09, and thought it tasted slimy, just like cheap chocolate does, so I checked the ingredients and was disgusted to see vegetable oil listed. This is supposed to be a quality product, with a long and valuable reputation. Now I consider it junk food, and will not be buying Cadbury again. Very cheap trick Cadbury. Well done for ruining a traditional product. No palm oil thank you regardless of where it comes from.
# 2,854:
6:55 pm PST, Dec 1, Jane Mallyon, Australia
# 2,853:
9:28 am PST, Nov 30, Helen Sanderson, United Kingdom
cadbury if you are using a sustainable palm oil, then why don't you prove it. I will boycott your products, until you can prove that the palm oil you use is sustainable. Please think of the Orangutans, other Animals and the Rainforests , before you use Palm Oil.
# 2,852:
1:36 am PST, Nov 30, J HUTT, United Kingdom
MARS HAVE AGREED TO USE FRIENDLY PALM OIL BY 2015 WHICH IS FAR TOO LATE SO WE WONT BE BUYING ANY OF THERE PRODUCTS UNTIL 2015 AND WE LOOK NTO SEE WHAT OTHER PRODUCTS HAVE PALM OIL AND IF EVERYONE FOLLOWED SUIT THESE COMPANIES WOULD HAVE TO TAKE ACTION SOON RATHER THEN LATER
# 2,851:
10:01 am PST, Nov 29, Rebecca Winsor, New York
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