Should vegans eat palm oil?

The ubiquitous vegetable oil is plant-based so fits with a vegan diet, but its production can harm rainforests and biodiversityAs marketing slogans go, NotFrom.com offers something aspirational. Stacked on the virtual shelves of this new online vegan supermarket are row upon row of "animal and planet cruelty free" products.Only it's not quite that simple. Yes, all of the products are plant-based and free from animal inputs. But, beyond this the line between what is and isn't cruel to the planet gets hazy. Continue reading...