October 2020 – Page 4 – Consumers Association Penang

Non Food in Baby Food

admin October 5, 2020 0 Comments

CALCIUM carbonate is another non-food ingredient commonly found in processed baby foods (eg: in rusks, rice with milk, beef with vegetables and mixed fruits). It is actually another name for pure chalk. Calcium carbonate is useful to manufacturers as it helps mixtures run smoothly, and not develop lumps or cakes. It can also be used as a colouring agent, making food appear whiter. Calcium...

CAP launches guidebook: “Managing Pests in Home Gardens”

admin October 3, 2020 0 Comments

GREEN ACTION WEEK 2020 The Consumers Association of Penang (CAP) today launched a guidebook titled “Managing Pests in Home Gardens” in conjunction with the annual Green Action Week. This 20-page full-coloured book is available in four languages i.e. Malay, English, Mandarin and Tamil. During the COVID19 pandemic and lockdown, many households had resorted to start growing vegetables in their...

Industrial Solvent in Strawberry Flavour

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BENZYL ACETATE is one of the chemicals used. It is also used in apple, apricot and pear flavours. It can be found in jams, biscuits, cereals, cereal products, and alcoholic beverages. It is used INDUSTRIALLY as a solvent in plastics and resin, cellulose acetate, nitrate, oils, lacquers, polishes and inks. A number of previous studies show that this flavouring lead to pain in neck, headache and...

Action is Most Important

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The smallest action has far greater power than the most profound thought. Fill your days with action and you’ll fill your life with richness — and others’ lives with joy. VINCENT Van Gogh was not always an artist. In fact, he wanted to be a church pastor and was even sent to the Belgian mining community of Borinage in 1879. He discovered that the miners there endured deplorable working...

SAM welcomes efforts to accelerate climate action through the financial sector