For years, environmental organizations have been warning of the considerable negative consequences of palm oil cultivation for the environment.
“Nothing heralds Advent and Christmas time like a plate full of wonderful vanilla croissants, spicy gingerbread and juicy ones
Cinnamon stars. If you don't have enough time to bake yourself, you can fall back on the cookies and gingerbread from Spar's own brands and the Interspar bakery with a clear conscience. These are made from high quality ingredients and guaranteed without palm oil “,
it says in a broadcast. ” Whether vanilla croissants, Linzer Augen or Zimtsterne – at Spar, Austrians' favorite biscuits are guaranteed to be palm-free. In all of the Christmas biscuits and gingerbread from Spar's own brands and from the Interspar bakery, the much-discussed oil was primarily replaced by domestic alternatives such as butter and sunflower oil or rapeseed oil replaced. “
“We have been working on improving our biscuit recipes for several years now, and we have consistently refrained from using palm oil, a raw material that has fallen into disrepute, in our baked goods. Our biscuits taste even better, ”explains Johann Pilz, bakery manager of the Interspar bakery in Graz, where the biscuits in the Interspar bakery, among other things, are made.
And it goes on to say: “For years, environmental organizations have been warning of the considerable negative consequences of palm oil cultivation for the environment. In a study, Greenpeace also pointed to the potential health hazard. Reasons enough for Spar as a pioneer in the field of palm oil renunciation to use the controversial ingredient palm oil from the Spar‐ To remove own-brand products, so that today not only all cookies from Spar but also 99 percent of all own-brand products are palm-free. All foods from the own-brand lines Spar PREMIUM, Spar Natur * pur, Spar Vital, Spar free from, Spar Veggie, Spar enjoy and Spar are completely free of palm oil Fine cuisine. “
