May 2016 – Consumers Association Penang

Alarming Mercury Find at Oil Palm Plantation in Penang

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The Consumers’ Association of Penang (CAP) is alarmed with the recent discovery of mercury in an abandoned water meter room in an oil palm plantation in Bukit Tok Alang, Tasek Gelugor, Penang. We call upon the authorities to investigate how the mercury ended up in the vicinity of the plantation as mercury pollution poses a serious threat to human health and the environment. It was reported...

Oil Spill in Penang: One Major Disaster and Common Occurrences Too

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The recent major oil spill in Penang reported to have polluted a 5km coastline on the island stretching from Swettenham Pier to Gurney Drive is a major concern. In addition to this oil spill disaster, Sahabat Alam Malaysia (SAM) urges the authorities to also investigate and take action on the oil spills that has been occurring in Penang waters in the recent months. SAM’s interview with...

CAP calls for Plain Packaging Implementation

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Since Malaysia implemented pictorial health warning (PHW) on cigarette packs since June 2009, the Global Adult Tobacco Survey (GATS), Malaysia, reported that 92.8 per cent of current smokers (93.2 per cent of men and 74.7 per cent of women) had noticed the health warnings on the packs. It shows that PHW is effective as also found in other countries that implemented it. The PHW was implemented in...

Mangrove Forest in Kilim Geo Park Under Threat

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Sahabat Alam Malaysia (SAM) urges the Forestry Department of Kedah and the Langkawi Development Authority (LADA) to pay serious attention and take immediate steps to protect and save the mangrove forest in the Kilim Geo Park in Langkawi Island from devastation. The Kilim Geo Park covering an area of 100 square kilometres is a nature reserve with amazing flora and fauna including limestone,...

Chemical-Free Sustainable Farming is the Way Forward

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Speech by Mr. S.M. Mohamed Idris, President of Consumers’ Association of Penang on 26 May 2016 in Penang. Yang Berbahagia Dato’ Ahmad Zakaria bin Mohamad Sidek Ketua Pengarah Jabatan Pertanian Malaysia Encik Azahar bin Haji Ibrahim Pengarah Jabatan Pertanian Negeri Pulau Pinang Saudara-saudari sekalian. I deeply appreciate everyone present here today for sparing your time to join us in...

Antibiotic resistance, illness and animals: the science is solid

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We refer to the statement by Datuk Dr. Kamarudin Md. Isa, Director-General of the Department of Veterinary Services (DVS), which appeared in the dailies on May 16th 2016. Dr Kamarudin had said that ‘there are no plans to ban the use of antibiotics in the poultry industry’ as ‘no scientific research has proved that humans can suffer negative effects of antibiotics from eating meat’. Since...

Ban Ramadhan Advertisements

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Fight Against Food Fraud

admin May 18, 2016 0 Comments

In 2008 in China, melamine was illegally added to some powdered milk and related dairy products including infant formula. Melamine is an industrial chemical used mainly in the production of plastics, primarily for counter tops, utensils, fabric, adhesives and flame retardants. And why was melamine added to the milk and infant formula? To increase the nitrogen content of the milk and therefore its...

Pedestrians Side-lined in Transportation Policy ‘development’

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The Consumers Association of Penang is deeply concerned that pedestrians are either side-lined in the government transportation plansor that they have been overlooked after the prioritisation of motorised vehicle use. The situation has deteriorated over the last three decades since car ownership was encouraged with the advent of the first national car in 1985. Nationwide in 1975, 47 percent...

Overflowing Leachate From Pulau Burung Sanitary Landfill Polluting Water Bodies And The Environment

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Sahabat Alam Malaysia (SAM) and the Penang Inshore Fishermen Welfare Association (PIFWA) are very concerned over the critical level of leachate from a retention pond in the Pulau Burung Sanitary Landfill in Nibong Tebal, Penang. The Penang State Government, Municipal Council of Seberang Perai (MPSP), Department of Environment (DOE), Department of Irrigation and Drainage (DID), and the Forestry...

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