So very, very sad [link-clicky]
"The challenge of saving the orangutan - man's closest relative - from extinction is trickling down to the weekly shop.
Many of the biscuits, margarines, breads, crisps and even bars of soap that consumers pick off supermarket shelves contain an ingredient that is feeding a growth industry that conservationists say is killing the orangutans.
The mystery ingredient in the mix is palm oil - the cheapest source of vegetable oil available - and one that rarely appears on the label of most products.
Palm oil is grown on land that was once home to the vast rainforests of Borneo, and the natural habitat of the orangutan."
If I ever get anywhere with all this baking I do, I want to use ingredients that are sourced responsibly. Fair Trade, Free Range, all of that good stuff.
I apologise that the first post in this world is (a) upsetting, and (b) short. I am very sleepy, I have been editing my job application and such. When I get around to using this world I promise to try and be more informative about... About whatever it is my brain feels the need to babble about! ^^
