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Day: October 23, 2019

CAP Finds Outdoor Play Equipment Coated with Dangerous Levels of Lead

High levels of lead have been discovered on public playground equipment in the northern region in Malaysia. Painted play equipment containing dangerous levels of lead pose a serious lead poisoning risk to young children. The Consumers’ Association of Penang (CAP) calls for urgent action to prohibit the sale and use of lead paint especially for products that can expose children to lead...
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CAP: High prices of medicines not acceptable

We refer to the article in The Star 22nd October 2019 “Costly meds a bitter pill to swallow”. For too long the prices of medicines in the country have been left unregulated, at the expense of consumers who pay out of pocket and the Ministry of Health that is providing healthcare for millions of Malaysians. In 2018 MOH spent more than RM 2.38 billion on medicines alone.  Now we find that...
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