By Chris Whitworth
Cadbury has apologised to consumers and announced they have stopped using palm oil in their dairy milk chocolate.
The iconic confectionary company came under fire when it was revealed they had swapped cocoa butter for vegetable fat including palm oil.
Palm oil has been lambasted by environmental groups who say its plantations contribute to global warming and the destruction of orang-utan habitats overseas.
Cadbury New Zealand managing director Matthew Oldham says the decision was in response to consumer pressure and hundreds of complaints.
“At the time, we genuinely believed we were making the right decision, for the right reasons. But we got it wrong,” he said.
Mr Oldham says he hopes the New Zealand public can forgive Cadbury.
He said the change back to cocoa butter will occur in the next few weeks.
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