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09/11/2013 (Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Thursday proposed banning artificial trans fats in processed food ranging from cookies to frozen pizza, citing the risk of heart disease.

09/11/2013 (Responding to Climate Change) - HSBC is financing the destruction of forests crucial to the survival of endangered species and the fight against climate change, says new research.

09/11/2013 (Biodiesel Magazine) - Malaysian palm oil refiner Mewah International Inc. announced it has agreed to purchase biodiesel assets from Gomedic Sdn. Bhd for $13 million. The assets include 25,055 square meters of land, with a lease expiring in 2109, and a 30 MMgy biodiesel production facility.

09/11/2013 (Jakarta Post) - After a two-month-long investigation, environmental NGO the Hutan Rakyat Institute, says it has found that a “colonial labor system” that violates workers’ rights is being practiced on oil palm estates certified by the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO).

09/11/2013 (Bloomberg) - Palm oil was little changed as investors weighed speculation that production in Malaysia was lower-than-expected last month, against concern the rally into a bull market will hurt demand.

09/11/2013 (China Post) - Forests are still disappearing and local communities disregarded by palm oil development despite a plan to put the sector on a sustainable footing, researchers warned as an industry gathering kicked off Thursday.

09/11/2013 (BusinessGhana) - Members of the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) are violating the rights of indigenous peoples and local communities in the forests and peatlands of tropical nations worldwide, according to a new research publication released today. The study details the performance of 16 oil palm operations, many run by RSPO members, reporting on their failure to uphold human rights and environmental standards required.

09/11/2013 (Business Recorder) - Thursday's Rotterdam vegetable oil prices at 1700 GMT.

08/11/2013 (Reuters) - Malaysian palm oil futures fell to a one-week low on Thursday, stretching losses into a third day as investors continued to take profits from last week's steep gains, but prices were stuck in a range ahead of key output and inventory data.

08/11/2013 (AFP) - Forests are still disappearing and local communities disregarded by palm oil development despite a plan to put the sector on a sustainable footing, researchers warned as an industry gathering kicked off Thursday.

08/11/2013 (Business Times) - Kuala Lumpur Kepong Bhd (KLK), one of Malaysia's top five plantation companies, has made its maiden venture into Liberia to expand its oil palm land beyond Malaysia and Indonesia.

08/11/2013 (Borneo Post) - TSH Resources Bhd (TSH) foresees a significant improvement in earnings as more of its oil palm areas come into maturity.