The List (Products that do not contain palm oil)

Up until about a month ago I thought that I was pretty environmentally aware; I recycle where possible, eat organic and fair-trade and do all I can around the home to save energy without driving my friends and family insane.  I then watched a fantastic documentary called 'Terry Pratchett's Jungle Quest' in which he revisits Borneo after 18 years. I learned that pretty much everything I had been eating, washing with and cleaning with was likely to contain palm oil and that the cultivation of this crop is responsible for the destruction of large swathes of the rainforest to meet the demands of Western suppliers which is growing year on year.

As soon as I found out about this cause I decided to do my little bit and try to reduce my consumption but when I looked on the internet for helpful lists I couldn't find many that were comprehensive or relevant to the UK consumer so I decided to start one myself.

I was surprised to find that many manufacturers who market themselves as environmentally aware use palm oil and are aware of the destructive consequences of the ingredient; as such, the only way to know for sure if something is palm oil free is to contact the manufacturer, as even reading the label will not tell you in plain English what the product contain as there are at least 20 possible names that could be used for the ingredient.

This list of products that do not contain palm oil is by no means comprehensive but I am going to keep adding to it and will hopefully be of some help to those who want to do something about this hidden issue.

A link to a useful page: http://www.palmoilaction.org.au/downloads/palm_oil_free_shopping_list.pdf

Toothpaste

Sensodyne Daily Care
Green People

Chocolate

Lindt and Sprugli bars
Chokolit
Go*Do
Ryelands Milk Chocolate
Milka
Butlers
Green and Blacks organic chocolate
Co-op Fair-trade Chocolate
Divine
Morrisons own brand chocolate mousse

Biscuits and Baked Goods

First Quality Foods (All eg. Ma Baker Giant bar, O bar)
Go-Ahead Crispy slices
Co-operative plain breadsticks
Ryvita Original Crackerbread
Ryvita Wholegrain Crackerbread
Ryvita Mini's
Metcalfe's Skinny Top Popcorn

Breakfast Cereal

Asda own brand cereals (All)

Cosmetics and Body Care 

Sanex
Boots Botanics
Green People
Dr. Hauschka
Skinny Dipper Toiletries (RSPB exclusive)
Lush bar soap
Cien toiletries - (Check the label because some foaming products such as the shaving foam contain Palm Oil. If they do it will be clearly labelled with'Palmitate/palm kernel oil or something similar.)
Eco Lips Lip balms
Green People Eco Lipstick (They have a great range of most make-up products, I shan't list them all here) Here's their site: http://www.greenpeople.co.uk/ 
Inika creme colour for lips and cheeks
Paul Penders Lipstick
Suma clear and simple shampoo and conditioner

Crisps

Walkers
Pipers Crisp Co.

Ready-made Foods

Birdseye Potato Waffles
Heinz Baked Beanz
Heinz Tomato Ketchup
Co-op Garlic and Onion Dip
Ambrosia Creamed Rice
Suma baked beans
OXO stock cubes - surprised to find this but glad!

Baby Food

Heinz Baby Porridge

Butters and Spreads

Meridian Foods - All 
Suma Peanut Butter -  All