Mazola

How ethical is Mazola?

Mazola is a brand of Cooking Oil which has been given a below-benchmark score on The Good Shopping Guide’s Ethical Cooking Oil Ratings Table. Although it has not yet met our ethical benchmark, we hope to see Mazola make progress in future.

Read more about the issues facing the Ethical Cooking Oil sector and find out which companies have achieved accreditation for their commitment to being ethical and sustainable.

What does Mazola do?

Mazola is a brand of cooking oils and sugar which was founded in 1911 and is now owned by Associated British Foods.

In which areas does Mazola perform poorly?

Mazola was marked down under our criteria for GM as its parent company, Associated British Foods, confirms use of GMOs in some cases, and for Fair Trade due to a lack of certification. Find out more about how we rate by exploring our ethical criteria.

In which areas does Mazola score well for its ethics?

Mazola’s parent company, Associated British Foods, has a number of documents containing targets including packaging, carbon emissions and responsible sourcing, so Mazola gets a top rating for its Environmental Report.

We found no criticisms of Mazola relating to; Nuclear Power, Fossil Fuels, Animal Welfare, Political Donations or Armaments, so it scores well for these criteria.

How can Mazola improve its ethical rating?

The below-benchmark score that Mazola is awarded is the result of an evaluation of multiple ethical criteria. To reach our minimum benchmark score and qualify for Ethical Accreditation, Mazola has some issues to resolve including its use of GMOs.

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