Ready to supply edible seed oil to UK, Europe

KUALA LUMPUR: The Plantation Industries and Commodities Ministry is prepared to assist the United Kingdom and Europe with their edible seed oil supply crisis. Its minister, Datuk Zuraida Kamaruddin, said the ministry was concerned over the crisis in UK and Europe due to the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war. “If the UK and other European nations need our assistance, my ministry is ready to assist with the supply of edible palm oil or cooking oil for their domestic and manufacturing needs. We view this as a humanitarian need,” she said, adding that Malaysia’s palm oil was sustainably planted and harvested. Recent British reports indicated that the UK would run into a cooking oil crisis in a…