Malaysia’s Sime Darby Plantation on Wednesday said it will look into “serious allegations” of forced and child labour conditions in its estates after an activist group petitioned the U.S. Customs to ban imports of its palm oil.

The world’s largest palm oil company by land size is the latest Malaysian palm giant to be hit with calls for an import ban following two similar petitions against FGV Holdings in August last year.

Sime Darby is seen as a leader in sustainably produced palm oil. The allegations could hurt Malaysia’s efforts to brand its palm products as friendly to the environment and people amid rising anti-palm oil sentiment.

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