Singapore Retailer Pulls Indonesian Toilet Rolls in Haze Row
- APP suppliers have been named responsible for illegal burning
- NTUC FairPrice says move reiterates its ``firm stance''
Fires burning at a concession area in Pelalawan, Riau province.
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Singapore’s largest supermarket chain NTUC FairPrice said it would pull toilet paper and other products sourced from Asia Pulp & Paper from its shelves after the company was among those named responsible for forest fires that have engulfed Southeast Asia in hazardous smoke.
NTUC FairPrice will remove all paper products from APP by 5 p.m. on Wednesday following a temporary restriction by the Singapore Environment Council on the use of a Green Label certification for those products, it said in a statement. Products affected include those by Paseo, Nice and Jolly brands, it said.