Bloomberg | Palmed off: Bank of England to use tallow trace in plastic banknotes, not palm oil Telegraph.co.uk Plastic banknotes will continue to be made with a trace of tallow as the Bank of England has rejected calls to change production to use palm oil or another non-animal fat. The new fivers - and, soon, the new £20 note - contain a tiny amount of the ... Animal Fat to Stay in UK Banknotes After BOE Rejects Palm Oil Bank of England rejects palm oil as replacement for animal fats in plastic banknotes |