New label to assure no harm to animals

The Department of Agriculture will introduce a new label for coconut products that were not made with coconuts that were harvested by monkeys.

The introduction of the Monkey Free Plus (MFP) label followed accusations from the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (Peta), which have harmed the export of cocunuts and coconut-based products to the United States, Canada, Europe and other markets, said the department’s director-general, Rapibhat Chandarasrivongs, yesterday.

A group of coconut milk producers had in July urged the government to act against the…