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Day: March 17, 2011

Day: March 17, 2011

Act now to protect the health of our school kids

admin March 17, 2011 0 Comments
The Consumers Association of Penang (CAP) is simply perturbed to read the report that the "Guidelines on Management of School Canteens" (Panduan Pengurusan Kantin Sekolah) is being violated and that unhealthy food such as sweets, pickled food (jeruk), snacks containing artificial flavouring and artificial colouring are still being sold inspite of it clearly being not permitted. The problem of...
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How caffeine affects children

admin March 17, 2011 0 Comments
Most of your parents wouldn't dream of giving you a cup of coffee, but they may readily give you soft drinks containing caffeine.  Though soft drinks may be tasty and sweet, it's a good idea to keep caffeine consumption to a minimum, especially if you are young. Although there are no guidelines in Malaysia, Canada recommend that preschool children get no more than 45 milligrams of caffeine a...
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Heavy school bags take toll on children’s backs

admin March 17, 2011 0 Comments
The Consumers Association of Penang (CAP) has been calling on the education authorities for some years now to address the problem of heavy school bags. In this University Putra Malaysia study carried out by Tamrin SBM and his colleagues, it was found that as high as 58.3% of the schoolchildren studied reported having low back pain associated with carrying heavy school bags. The researchers...
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Stem culture of violence against children

admin March 17, 2011 0 Comments
The Consumers Association of Penang (CAP) is disturbed to note the number of abuse cases involving children reported of late. Toddlers being sexually abused, a stepchild apparently beaten to death, young girls raped the list goes on. Alarmingly, parents or caregivers are the perpetrators in many cases of child abuse. These are the very people that society expects to protect the child. It has been...
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