The Body Shop [part of L'Oreal], the cosmetics giant…buys palm oil from an organisation that pushed for the eviction of peasant families to develop a new plantation…Daabon Organics, a Colombian firm that provides the British chain with 90% of all its palm oil, was part of a consortium that asked the courts to remove farmers...with a plan to grow African palm. Police in riot gear evicted the farmers…[S]olicitors for 123 peasant farmers and their families are appealing against the decision… the land had been home to families who had been cultivating crops…for more than 10 years…A spokeswoman for Daabon said the company had never been involved in any other land disputes and was seeking to resolve the case through the courts and "community outreach"… A spokesman for The Body Shop said..” We are aware of the allegations regarding land rights in Colombia and we are liaising with our suppliers in that region and monitoring the situation”