Malaysia Counts on South Korea to Relax Tocotrienols Import Rules

Malaysia is not only appreciative of the interest shown by South Korea to purchase its palm oil but also counting on the latter to relax its regulation on the import of tocotrienols (vitamin E) which are present in the commodity, a Bernama news report said on November 28.  The matter was discussed in a bilateral meeting between delegation of both countries led by Prime Minister Tun Dr. Mahathir Mohammed and South Korea’s President Moon Jae-In in Seoul.  

A Malaysian official met after the meeting said South Korea had made known of its interest to purchase 6,000 tons of local palm oil worth US$9 million for the United Nations World Food Programme (UNWFP).  “As you know, tocotrienols is part of the Vitamin E family and an antioxidant that helps neutralise free radicals which are linked to a host of health issues. Palm oil has a lot of it,” he added.