(Adnkronos) - L'olio di palma sostenibile coniuga innovazione tecnologica, qualità, sicurezza alimentare, sostenibilità ambientale e sociale. Se ne è discusso al talk "Olio di palma sostenibile: oltre i falsi miti, la soluzione che garantisce qualità, sicurezza e rispetto per le foreste e le persone”, organizzato da Assitol e Unione Italiana per l’Olio di palma sostenibile al Sigep di Rimini, il Salone Internazionale Gelateria, Pasticceria, Panificazione artigianali. Sono intervenuti Giorgio Donegani, tecnologo alimentare ed esperto di nutrizione, Massimiliano Majerna, Commercial Manager di Vandemoortele, Carlotta Trucillo, Vice Direttore ASSITOL, Marcello Valenti e Lorenzo Righini, Ambiente e Sostenibilità Unigrà. Il Presidente dell'Uiops, Tapella: "Olio di palma sostenibile, unica alternativa all'olio di palma”.
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00:00Sustainable palm oil combines technological innovation, quality, food safety, environmental and social sustainability.
00:16Topics that have also been addressed at the SIGEP in Rimini, the International Salon of Gelateria, Pastry, Artisan Breadmaking,
00:23during the talk Sustainable Palm Oil Beyond False Myths,
00:27the solution that guarantees quality, safety and respect for forests and people,
00:32organized by ASSITOL and by the Italian Union for Sustainable Palm Oil.
00:37In the world you can find sustainable palm oil that grows in undeforested areas,
00:43so saying that deforested palm oil is currently destroying is a mistake.
00:49Another false myth is the issue of palm oil safety.
00:52There is a legislation, for example, on 3M CPD and on GE, made by the European Community,
00:58and there are limits, so the palm oil that is circulating must respect these parameters.
01:04Fake news, aggressive claims, as also explained by the food expert Giorgio Antonio Donegani,
01:11who has flooded advertising in the last 10 years, not supported by scientific data,
01:18since palm oil does not pose health risks, it avoids the use of hydrogenated fats,
01:24it resists oxidation processes very well and improves the shelf life of products, also limiting waste.
01:31One of the consequences of this demonization, which has led to a very strong decrease in palm oil
01:38in industrial use, is precisely in terms of the shorter shelf life of products and in terms of lower quality,
01:45without any profit, neither from a nutritional point of view nor from a safety point of view.
01:50Another important feature is that of the yield much higher than other oil cultures.
01:55On a planet that will soon reach 10 billion inhabitants, thanks to its yield of almost 4 tons per hectare,
02:03sustainable palm oil can allow not to increase deforested areas.
02:08We, as an association, push a lot on the sustainability of products, all products, both palm oil and all other oils,
02:16because they are good for the environment as well as for consumers,
02:21so we have founded, together with the users, the Union for Sustainable Palm Oil.
02:26Our products are mainly sustainable products because we believe in environmental improvement,
02:33which is the trend that the European Commission follows with all the legislation, and we are going in that direction.
02:38So it is necessary to continue like this.