Be an informed consumer for Halloween and be careful about the candies you buy and give out. Cheyenne Mountain Zoo staff have been very diligently researching palm oil and disseminating the information so that more people can choose wisely when they shop.
"Like many zoos, we have a Halloween event (ours is called Boo at the Zoo) with sponsors handing out candy. In the past the sponsors brought their own candy. To have better control over the quality we are now charging the sponsors a fee and we provide the candy. So, to help our events staff make candy decisions that reflect our commitment to the palm oil issue, we went to a large national store where we are going to purchase the candy, and looked at the labels of all the candy products offered there. Here are the results of our research, if anyone would like to use this list. Candy choices - palm oil info <http://www.cmzoo.org/Palmoil-candy.pdf> You can also access this list on the CMZ palm oil page, look for the pumpkins."
Hope it is helpful!
Dina Bredahl,
Animal Care ManagerCheyenne Mountain Zoo
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Thank you for spreading the word about the palm oil issue!
Great post!
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