23 February 2010
Today is one of the better days in my life after pension. I am accepted by MPOB to be trained as an Auditor. The Board is entrusted to set up a Certification Body to audit all the processing facilities within the whole spectrum of the Industry - palm oil millers, refineries, bulking installations, food producers, etc.- to ensure the quality of our Malaysian Palm Oil in the international market and the sustainability of the Industry. With this appointment and the responsibility ahead, I am back into the fold..... I believe Palm Oil is for Life!
Showing posts with label Palm Oil - Quality. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Palm Oil - Quality. Show all posts
Monday, February 22, 2010
Saturday, August 15, 2009
Palm Oil Cosmetics & Pharmaceutical Products
Saturday 15 August 2009
I subscribe to MongaBay Weekly Newsletter dedicated to environmentalism and preservation of Mother Nature. An article in the August 13 issue reported that LUSH Cosmetics., a leading cosmetics-maker, will no longer use Palm Oil due to environmental concerns over its production. LUSH, which is now selling a palm oil-free soap, has launched a two-pronged campaign to make consumers aware of the impact of palm oil cultivation on tropical forests and encourage other consumer product companies, including Procter & Gamble, Unilever and Nestle to reformulate their products using alternatives to palm oil.
This is not favourable to palm oil at all. If the big consumers of palm oil like P&G, Unilever and Nestle were to stop using palm oil in their formulations, it will have an impact on our export figures. But we do hope that these big players will brush aside Lush's campaign because these companies know better that palm oil is the best oil for their products, and in some cases, palm oil is an irreplaceable ingredient to maintain product quality. No oil does it better than Palm Oil.
I subscribe to MongaBay Weekly Newsletter dedicated to environmentalism and preservation of Mother Nature. An article in the August 13 issue reported that LUSH Cosmetics., a leading cosmetics-maker, will no longer use Palm Oil due to environmental concerns over its production. LUSH, which is now selling a palm oil-free soap, has launched a two-pronged campaign to make consumers aware of the impact of palm oil cultivation on tropical forests and encourage other consumer product companies, including Procter & Gamble, Unilever and Nestle to reformulate their products using alternatives to palm oil.
This is not favourable to palm oil at all. If the big consumers of palm oil like P&G, Unilever and Nestle were to stop using palm oil in their formulations, it will have an impact on our export figures. But we do hope that these big players will brush aside Lush's campaign because these companies know better that palm oil is the best oil for their products, and in some cases, palm oil is an irreplaceable ingredient to maintain product quality. No oil does it better than Palm Oil.
Friday, July 17, 2009
Branding
Nostalgia about MSD at Bryanston Square in mid 7os
At Bicester Village
Elizabeth Hurley's 1st Retail Outlet
Elizabeth Hurley's 1st Retail Outlet
Today we rented a car and went to Bicester Village about 1 hour's drive up M4 towards Oxford. The Village is a branded goods outlet, ranging from shoes and handbags to fine porcelain and crockery. All the big names are there - Dior, Bally, Salvatore Ferragamo, Anya Hindmarch, Jimmy Choo, Elizabeth Hurley, Paul Smith, Polo Ralph Lauren, Thomas Pink, Kath Kidston, Tods, The House of Villeroy & Boch, Wedgewood, etc,etc. Bicester's tagline is Shopping Heaven - Bicester Village - is a good one. As I said earlier, shopping is just to satisfy your personal needs for the brand items that suit your lifestyle.
On the way back, we stopped by the Malaysian Student's Department (MSD), out of nostalgia for the previous one which was once located at 45-46 Bryanston Square in London. As a graduate of a British University in mid70s, Bryanston Square in London during that era, to me, was associated with a brand, ie MSD. To most students, especially the Government-sponsored ones, Bryanston Square is a second home to us during our student days. When the Malaysian Government decided to stop renting Bryanston Square in order to buy the present premises, I felt something which was unexplainable at that time. However, the decision was a good one in the long run because we now own the building premises at 30-34 Queensborough Terrace, which was officiated by the former Prime Minster of Malaysia, Tun Abdullah Ahmad Badawi in 2004.
On the way back, we stopped by the Malaysian Student's Department (MSD), out of nostalgia for the previous one which was once located at 45-46 Bryanston Square in London. As a graduate of a British University in mid70s, Bryanston Square in London during that era, to me, was associated with a brand, ie MSD. To most students, especially the Government-sponsored ones, Bryanston Square is a second home to us during our student days. When the Malaysian Government decided to stop renting Bryanston Square in order to buy the present premises, I felt something which was unexplainable at that time. However, the decision was a good one in the long run because we now own the building premises at 30-34 Queensborough Terrace, which was officiated by the former Prime Minster of Malaysia, Tun Abdullah Ahmad Badawi in 2004.
Monday, July 13, 2009
Palm Oil is Halal
12 July 2009
Today, I went to Shepherd's Bush market to replenish our supply of halal meat - chicken and beef. Halal is an Arabic word meaning lawful. It refers to things permitted by our Shariah law without punishment imposed on the doer. It is usually used to describe something that a Muslim is permitted to engage in eg. eat, drink or use.
Halal to eat reminds me of the label "kosher", a term used to describe palm oil products in the United States and other non-Muslim countries. Once these products are labelled above, they are assured of the method of processing according to Muslim rites, ie suci (meaning clean).
Today, I went to Shepherd's Bush market to replenish our supply of halal meat - chicken and beef. Halal is an Arabic word meaning lawful. It refers to things permitted by our Shariah law without punishment imposed on the doer. It is usually used to describe something that a Muslim is permitted to engage in eg. eat, drink or use.
Halal to eat reminds me of the label "kosher", a term used to describe palm oil products in the United States and other non-Muslim countries. Once these products are labelled above, they are assured of the method of processing according to Muslim rites, ie suci (meaning clean).
Wednesday, July 8, 2009
Branding Palm Oil
8th July 2009
Today my family went out shopping at Oxford Street, firstly at Primark, Selfridges and Marks & Spencer. Two days ago, we went to Harrods at Knightsbridge. To me, shopping is just a preference for brand names - names that you associate with quality, price and your lifestyle to boost up your ego and image.
Talking about branding, the Malaysian government is in the midst of branding Palm Oil, despite it being a commodity. The Industry needs to create an identity for Malaysian Palm Oil - a need to differentiate Malaysian Palm Oil vis-a-vis other palm oil producers in the world.
Palm oil from Malaysia represents sturdy features such as quality, sustainable practices, speed of delivery and Research & Development(R&D). And this is supported by a brand name - Malaysia Palm. This brand will give the assurance that palm oil produced under this programme comes from plantations grown on legally approved agricultural land in Malaysia.
Today my family went out shopping at Oxford Street, firstly at Primark, Selfridges and Marks & Spencer. Two days ago, we went to Harrods at Knightsbridge. To me, shopping is just a preference for brand names - names that you associate with quality, price and your lifestyle to boost up your ego and image.
Talking about branding, the Malaysian government is in the midst of branding Palm Oil, despite it being a commodity. The Industry needs to create an identity for Malaysian Palm Oil - a need to differentiate Malaysian Palm Oil vis-a-vis other palm oil producers in the world.
Palm oil from Malaysia represents sturdy features such as quality, sustainable practices, speed of delivery and Research & Development(R&D). And this is supported by a brand name - Malaysia Palm. This brand will give the assurance that palm oil produced under this programme comes from plantations grown on legally approved agricultural land in Malaysia.
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