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Year: 2020

Year: 2020

Online Regional Conference Touts Citizen Science as a People’s Tool for Achieving Sustainable Development Goals

Admin November 5, 2020 0 Comments
(Groups draw on citizen science to address chemical and waste issues that threaten public health and the environment) 4 November 2020, Bali/Bangkok/Manila. The participation of non-professional scientists in scientific research or monitoring efforts can empower grassroots organizations and movements into advancing a sustainable and toxic-free future for all. Citizen science, as it is generally...
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Reducing Taxation Is A Bane, Not A ‘Cure’ For Illicit Cigarettes

Admin November 4, 2020 0 Comments
  Do we legitimise party drugs and make them affordable to prevent or reduce its illegal use? If it is a preposterous idea then nicotine addiction (commonly in the form of smoking) should be addressed with tough tobacco control measures. Tobacco industry is harping on the point that about 60 per cent of the cigarettes smoked by the estimated 5 million smokers are smuggled cigarettes. It was...
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Always Read The Small Print

Admin November 4, 2020 0 Comments
Consumers are often duped by claims made by companies. The large print says something to catch your attention while the small print says something else. Sometimes very misleading pictures are used. In this case the product claims "WITHOUT SUGAR" but the ingredients list showed sugar and ranked it second after coffee beans. This means the sugar is the second most common ingredient in the product....
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Laws Are The Most Effective Way To Eliminate Exposure To Lead Paint

admin October 31, 2020 0 Comments
"Legally binding control measures can include statutes, regulations, and/or mandatory technical standards establishing a binding, enforceable limit on lead in paint with penalties for non-compliance. For brevity, these are referred to in this document as ‘lead paint laws’. Regulatory controls on a range of sources of lead exposure have been demonstrated to protect public health, as reflected...
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Malaysia is unprepared for an ageing society

admin October 30, 2020 0 Comments
The Consumers’ Association of Penang (CAP) urges the government to prioritise the needs of the country’s ageing population instead of encouraging the construction of retirement villages which serves only a small segment of society. We call upon the government to adopt the Universal Design, a framework for the designing of living and working spaces, and products to benefit the widest possible...
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Health Effects Of Lead Poisoning On Children

admin October 30, 2020 0 Comments
"Lead exposure can have serious consequences for the health of children. At high levels of exposure, lead attacks the brain and central nervous system to cause coma, convulsions and even death. Children who survive severe lead poisoning may be left with mental retardation and behavioural disorders. At lower levels of exposure that cause no obvious symptoms lead is now known to produce a spectrum...
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Particularly Dangerous to PREGNANT WOMEN

admin October 29, 2020 0 Comments
Exposure to lead can be harmful to the unborn baby because lead in the mother’s blood passes through the placenta. Complications from high levels of exposure include premature birth, low birth weight, or even miscarriage or stillbirth. Breastfeeding mothers can also pass lead on to their infants via their breast milk. The effects of lead exposure continue after birth and can result in impaired...
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Lead In Paints Affects Children More

admin October 29, 2020 0 Comments
Children are exposed to lead when painted surfaces deteriorate over time and break down to paint dust to contaminate the environment. Children ages 0-6 engaging in normal hand-to-mouth behaviours are most at risk of damage to their intelligence and mental development from exposure to lead dust and lead in the soil. The health impacts of lead exposure on young children’s brains are lifelong,...
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Consumer watchdog calls for lead regulation

admin October 29, 2020 0 Comments
CAP and the International Pollutants Elimination Network's joint TEST FINDINGS on LEAD IN SPRAY PAINTS were reported in The Vibes  (28 October 2020). Check out the details in the report below. UN Environment Programme World Health Organization (WHO) IPEN: for a toxics-free future For more info on "Lead and Your Ill Health", get the guide here
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