KUALA LUMPUR, April 15 (Reuters) - Italian confectionary giant Ferrero said it will stop sourcing palm oil from Sime Darby Plantation (SIPL.KL) after the U.S. customs service found the Malaysian planter used forced labour, in a reputational blow for the palm producer and for Malaysia.

Labour practices across the Southeast Asian country have come under scrutiny in the past two years, with six companies including Sime Darby banned by U.S. customs over forced labour allegations. read more

Palm oil, the most widely used vegetable oil, is a key ingredient in Ferrero Rocher chocolates and Nutella spread, giving the iconic products their smooth texture and shelf life.

"On 6th April, we have requested all our direct suppliers to stop supplying Ferrero with palm oil and palm kernel oil sourced indirectly from Sime Darby, until further notice," Ferrero told Reuters by email.

"Ferrero will comply with the U.S. Customs and Border Protection's decision," it said.

Although Ferrero buys relatively little of the edible oil from Sime Darby, its move - following similar halts by Hershey Co (HSY.N) and General Mills Inc (GIS.N) last year - is a further reputational blow for Sime Darby and for Malaysia, which faces mounting allegations of labour abuses of migrant workers in various industries.

Sime Darby told Reuters it has taken steps in the area of human rights and that all its stakeholders who are committed to sustainability can be assured of its commitment and leadership in the industry. Ferrero is not a customer, it added.

"We are also in regular communication with all key stakeholders, particularly customers who have their own commitments," it said.

Ferrero, responding to queries this week from Reuters about suppliers receiving its requests to stop buying from Sime Darby, said it does not buy directly from the Malaysian firm, which it said supplies 0.25% of its palm oil volumes.

Following a 2020 decision that indicated "forced labour indicators" at Sime Darby, U.S. Customs and Border Protection said in January it had sufficient evidence of forced labour and that the firm's goods were subject to seizure. read more

Ferrero said its products and brands in the United States had stopped sourcing from Sime Darby in January 2021.

Sime Darby, seen as the leader in sustainably produced palm oil, has promised "sweeping changes" to its governance and some labour practices following the U.S. finding.

Palm oil is one of the world's cheapest and fastest-growing vegetable oils, used in products from food to cosmetics to biodiesel. But the industry has faced scrutiny over the years for widespread deforestation in Southeast Asia and exploitation of migrant workers.

Migrant workers from countries like Indonesia, India and Bangladesh account for around 80% of the palm oil labour force in Malaysia, the world's biggest producer of the commodity after neighbouring Indonesia.

Ferrero says it uses only certified sustainable palm oil. It sources 85% of its palm oil from Malaysia, which traditionally has a better reputation for its sustainability than Indonesia.

This post has been edited by premier239: Apr 15 2022, 11:27 AM

u see angmoh they dont want us to be rich


summoning white cucksucker

This post has been edited by damonlbs: Apr 15 2022, 10:52 AM

ohh my nutella

btw, dulu total pun cakap tak nak beli. tapi kena pandemik, beli juga

Good luck making your crap taste the same again.

Use lar sunflower oil then see your ferero rise 300% price.

lel virtue signalling at its best

when are you targeting amazon? o wai

dah la takde stock nak memilih pulak

Ban Ferrero in Malaysia

There is palm oil from indonesia.

out of 100% of palm oil they purchase

85% is from malaysia

only 0.25 from sime darby, so other major percent if from which company?

Oraitee no more ferrero then

Damn, more expensive Ferrero incoming!!!!

also dont buy from the processed one also, i.e. the specialty fat company , thank you

From the news the company said they like Malaysia oil because of better sustainability.

If for the same reason they ban Malaysia palm oil, choosing Indonesia palm oil doesn't make sense right?

Mainan orang puteh is like that..


I copy pasta this comment from this site, since me not as eloquent as him/her.

But points are more towards deforestation.

https://theconversation.com/how-palm-oil-be...t-source-161165

who care? NBDRE.

forced labor issue > sustainability

Remember that some of us cheered when western world kecam forced labour/.human rights issue in PRC dan sewaktu dengannya.

lest we know we suffered from the same problem and undermine the problem , syok sendiri thinking Malaysia and Malaysians semua baik- baik belaka especially when treating foreign workers.

This post has been edited by alanyuppie: Apr 15 2022, 10:59 AM

ferrero rocher naik harga inkambing

tak pe..

/k amdk still lining up to sux their white masta kok..kek
ban takpe janji ada white kok to sux

it already is anyway
palm oil price has been increasing but it's not like the workers are getting paid better
it's just the boss selling at market price only

now the price of 1 ton equals to the worker's 1 month salary
try guess how much the boss milked out of it in 1 month

cant remember when was the last time i bought ferrero, the packaging probably cost more than the chocolateh.

next time if the stupid angmoh want our palm oil, we should force them to pay in local currency or in gold.

otherwise GTFO!!!

Because here also same chinaman mentality when come to company management.

And it will increase further.

As for the workers, well Malaysia labour law and minister won't care. You know I know la.

This post has been edited by AthrunIJ: Apr 15 2022, 11:04 AM

wat so good bout this ferrero thing.. got so nice to eat meh.. our ciplak version taste better la

Labor is a material issue under sustainability.....

yes
and got member here say incoming more expensive ferrero rocher...it already is happening
so it makes no sense to use malaysian palm oil anymore if they still practice the same labor technique

better choose better option since everybody is selling at market price

Sime Darby only, they can still buy from IOI, KLK and other company who comply with RSPO

just stop using palm oil and see how they can maintain their current price

Forced labour apanya. Depa mai sini syok kaut duit la dey. Aman tenteram, teratur. Boleh buat rumah. Kawin orang sini. Bebas. Here is like heaven for them.

Kek as if we care

Now days still got ppl buy ferororroror locheerr?

Buy la Godiva dark choc jer.. cheap and good

maybe buat wayang ferrero europe only

they atill have thailand factory and it's using palm oil

long time never buy or makan this fellelo lokcher

so can fark off take your angmoh crap away

Mai kita ban fei lolo losher.

This post has been edited by kcchong2000: Apr 15 2022, 11:30 AM

forced labour? they are more than happy to work even without work permit. jilaka. angmo cannot give them chance to work is it? they so smart they come pay their work permit la.

are you implying the amdk is a selfish bastard with imperialist colonial master mindset?


how dare you!

at least they hide it behind some feel good reason!!!

forced labor, human right, freedom, democracy!!!

at least beacon of mankind cares about foreign workers!!!

USA

human/labour right is more important than sustainability.

Yup Amazon staff kencing dalam botol and Apple factory worker in CCP 14th floor also part of the perks.

AMDK really can do no wrong

boycott ferrero la, 99 speedmart can remove this item.

hypokrit je... once Indonesia can't meet demand, buy from Malaysia sell to Ferrero

This post has been edited by h@ksam: Apr 15 2022, 11:55 AM

LMAO THEN WHERE TO BUY??? SIME DARBY IS THE BIGGEST PALM OIL PLANTATION IN THE WORLD. have land all over asia.

Good info.

Italy is buttlicker for the US.
If you don't like our oil, that's fine.

in short, we stop plant palm tree and transform into manufacturing. then see the world fell in chaos since no one can fill the supply gap crunch in short term.

those want to solve inflation and causes inflation

if gahmen answer like this, there won't be shit show liao lor.

Boycotting ferro Roche now to support sime Darby

Willmar dude Wilmar. See belong to which family hehehe

It's not Ferrero, it is US la. They have to comply with what taikor say otherwise their product cannot masuk USA.

xpa da ge will buy our palm oil

western country like accuse poor country genocide and force labor but westerner can support israel

Never mind lah, Europe now enjoying their shortages on cooking oil due to Russia invasion of Ukraine.

BolehLand palm oil should jual mahal, now or never.

Many gullible ktards also support AMDK ban on our palm oil industry.

Blardy hell ferrero rochers use palm oil ka?

Ban!!!!

Eh that day somebody said AMDK u-turn oledi. Now they still ban?

LOL

this part is quite true though

haiya got ways around this wan, people just want to see some certification that's all

There is no genocide or forced labour in Israel.

Before meat is imported to malehsia need jakim approval. Similarly, import to the u.s and e.u need to meet their requirements.

It is a fact, malehsia foreign labour policies is against international conventions. Unless there is a drastic changes, more product and industry will be sanctioned. A reason why some fdi don't consider malehsia.

It doesn't change the fact that the AMDK is being hypocrite and double standards. Most if not all the time they are simply trying to protect their own domestic industry.

For gullible ktards to actually side with the hypocrite reasoning given is really pathetic lor......

Just boycott fererro and nutella. No big deal. Who started the term 'forced labour' and now becomes a convenient excuse to bully the smaller countries. If people are willing to travel to Msia to work with a salary, you call it forced labour? When there is no work and jobs for these people, then blame who? Why don't US and EU import all the impoverished people in the world and give them cars and houses with a US10k salary per month on a 3 day work week?

For reasons why malehsia is regressive, losing out on FDI, export, wealth creation to neighbouring countries.

i hate palm oil too

destroying forest and killing orang utan

Somehow, i think they want to remove palm oil so that their commodity can replace it, hence raise the volume

This post has been edited by Taikor.Taikun: Apr 15 2022, 04:34 PM

Wait till the world's biggest terrorist declares that we have Weapons of Mass Deforestation and invade, while conveniently forgetting what they've been doing in north and south america to supply themselves with veg oil and beef.

They’re helang nations

Others = pipit nations

Helang and pipit not the same bai

Then we stop buying Ferrero Rocher

they did not say stop using palm oil. just stop buying from sime darby only.
bawa tenang

Hypocrite westerner will always come back for cheap raw materials. I don't see them complaining slave issues in African nation, supplying cocoas to the likes of Belgium, France, and whole Europe. Oh wai.. the very abuser is westerner themselves.

Last time Teresa kok ask you guys to drink palm oil you guys ejek.

Pandan mukak dapat kerajaan sekian

Palm oil is bad for your health. Almost all vegetable/seed oils are.

Most (>90%) of the oil I use are butter/ghee/lard/tallow. I use olive oil for my mayo, and that's about it.

No need go so far. Many cheered when western world kecam malaysia glove industry for forced labour/human rights issue.
But suddenly palm oil industry all wanna plotek.

Double standard giler

so many other company bruh

IOI
KLK
SOP
United Plantation
Genting Plantation
FGV

Ferrero roache

dont eat ferrero

eat apollo instead

will this resolve the supply issue that we faced in domestic market? reduce price lah!

Rightfully said, bang. Aku pun dah banyak kali bagi penerangan on some older threads. Tapi ramai yg tak faham COC (international code of conduct)

Until our policy changes, we and most of the asian countries would not be able to run away from the term "forced labor"

This post has been edited by Maknusia: Apr 15 2022, 05:23 PM

the west play a major role to protect our workers from exploitation. we can always buy komunis and taliban products if we dont like what the west do.

Indonesia no forced labor? Oh wait icemanxlfx everything msia is bad. Topkek

if the other companies can meet the standard then i guess sime darby just need to up their standard then

Sime Darby was and is always below par when compared to it's peers

So far the best is United Plantation in terms of ESG, Productivity and Management

Americunts style to press dun price of items from us as usual.

Indonesia foreign labour policy is different from Malaysia, not against international convention.

The reality is Malehsia foreign labour policy is modelled after Saudi, is against international convention.

This post has been edited by icemanfx: Apr 15 2022, 06:06 PM

can we ban Ferrero from Malaysia?

That's the wests' game. They've been doing this for eons

protect own soy/sunflower/corn oil which is inferior to oil palm (yeild/ha)

Everyone complaining about Ferrero while our own people have problem buying overpriced cooking oil.

Fuuuuu...... 2 liter also out of stock? Effin BS.

they can ban malaysian palm oil... The consumer can boycott ferraro chocolate

That's my last box of Ferraro. Overpriced rice crispy with Nutella n a hazel.

Euro ban palm oil end up utrun max diu

Latest rocherrr also taste no good. Drop quality