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Day: August 23, 2023

CAP: PRICE TAGGING LAWS MUST BE ENFORCED

The Consumers’ Association of Penang (CAP) calls on the Ministry of Domestic Trade and Cost of Living to enforce the Price Control Act 1946 Amendment 1973, Section 8 (1) which requires traders to display price tags on goods that are meant for sale. Our routine survey around Penang Island showed that many traders are blatantly flouting the Price Control Act. The surveys covered food stalls, wet...
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HOW THE FOOD INDUSTRY DECIDES WHAT YOU EAT

8 teenagers were invited to a restaurant in the United Kingdom as part of a filmed social experiment. After sitting down, each of them was handed a menu with more than 50 different items to choose from and a sealed envelope. Then they were asked to order one item off the menu. The teens all picked the same thing: the “triple dipped chicken”. After receiving their meals, they opened their...
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