A European Union envoy today assured Felda smallholders that the commodities they produce will not be affected by the EU Deforestation Regulation - a newly legislated environmental law that targets eight commodities, including palm oil, farmed on lands deforested after 2020.

Michalis Rokas, who is the EU Ambassador to Malaysia, told representatives of Felda settlers during an engagement session this morning that the new law will not have an impact on the land development project participants as Felda has not cleared any forest to open new plantations since 1990...