Determination of Palm Oil Sustainability and Traceability using GC-IMS

吉百利、雀巢和联合利华等公司在许多食品和化妆品中使用棕榈油，但棕榈油生产目前并不是很可持续，许多森林正在被砍伐，以种植新的树木，以满足全球日益增长的棕榈油需求。这些公司和欧洲议会希望使棕榈油更具可持续性，并确保棕榈油的种植不会砍伐森林和栖息地退化，特别是在东南亚。然而，目前除了纸质痕迹外，还没有经过验证的棕榈油可追溯性方法，这可能会被滥用。因此，需要一种分析测试来鉴定和追踪棕榈油的产地。这将导致棕榈油的认证和证明其可持续性的能力。IMSPEX使用他们的GC-IMS技术，有能力开发这种可持续性和可追溯性测试。

Palm oil is used in many food and cosmetic products by companies such as Cadbury, Nestle and Unilever, however palm oil production is currently not very sustainable and many forests are being cut down to plant new trees for the growing global demand of palm oil. These companies and the European parliament want to make palm oil more sustainable and ensure that it is farmed without deforestation and habitat degradation, particularly in South-East Asia. However, at present there are no validated methods for the traceability of palm oil apart from paper trails, which can be subject to misuse. Therefore, there is a need for an analytical test that can authenticate and trace where palm oil was farm. This will lead to certification of the palm oil and the ability to prove its sustainability. IMSPEX using their GC-IMS technology, have the ability to develop this sustainability and traceability test.