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Towards mercury-free dentistry in Malaysia

admin June 2, 2020 0 Comments

The Consumers’ Association of Penang (CAP) urges the federal government to expedite legislation to eliminate the use of dental amalgam. Due to growing concern regarding impacts of mercury, governments had negotiated a legally binding instrument on mercury, and the text of the Minamata Convention on Mercury was completed and adopted in 2013. Malaysia is a signatory to the...

STOP UNETHICAL PRACTICES BY PRIVATE HOSPITALS

admin June 1, 2020 0 Comments

Do private hospitals not have any corporate social responsibility towards their patients and the public, especially during times of emergency, or are such periods/ occasions just another business opportunities to make more money? A private hospital in KL was recently fined RM200,000.00 by the Ministry of Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs for charging RM11.20 for face masks that are...

Protecting youth from industry manipulation and preventing them from tobacco and nicotine use

admin May 30, 2020 0 Comments

In conjunction to the World No Tobacco Day which falls on 31st May, the Consumers’ Association of Penang (CAP) joins the community of public health advocates to urge the Malaysian government to protect the youth from the tobacco industry’s manipulation. The industry’s hidden agenda is to entice the youth because, once a person is addicted to nicotine, the person will find it very...

CAP urges Kedah MB to disclose the RM 1.5 billion claim against the State

admin May 29, 2020 0 Comments

The Consumers’ Association of Penang (CAP) calls on the Kedah State Government not to renew timber concessions that have been cancelled or grant new concessions. Deforestation is one of the major causes of climate change which is adversely affecting the livelihood of hundreds of millions of people throughout the world, including Malaysia. The State Government should put the interests of our...

Expedite Efforts To Secure International Funds For Forests Protection

admin May 27, 2020 0 Comments

Sahabat Alam Malaysia (SAM) calls on the Federal Government to urgently expedite efforts to secure international funds to help states protect and conserve their forests, which are vital for addressing climate change and protect biodiversity, instead of allowing them for logging and other purposes. SAM makes this call in view of media reports yesterday that Kedah Menteri Besar Muhammad Sanusi Md...

CAP: Ban talcum powder and talc-based products

admin May 22, 2020 0 Comments

The Consumers Association of Penang calls on the Ministry of Health to ban talcum powder and talc-based products. Talcum powder has been directly used on the skin as an effective absorbent to help deodorise and for imparting a silky touch. The primary component in talcum powder is magnesium silicate hydroxide (commonly known as talc). Talc is similar to asbestos in composition, it is found...

Ferry riders must conduct themselves with Covid-19 in mind

admin May 22, 2020 0 Comments

The Consumers’ Association of Penang (CAP) has observed that Penang ferry users are not conducting themselves properly at the ferry terminals with Covid-19 in mind. When the ferry gates open to let riders on and off the ferry most of the passengers rush for the ferry gates. This kind of behaviour is dangerous because when all the ferry passengers rush for the ferry gates they are squeezing into...

Ban visiting this Hari Raya Aidilfitri

admin May 20, 2020 0 Comments

Hari Raya Aidilfitri is just around the corner and many Muslims celebrating this holiday are going to be eager to celebrate like normal; pre-Covid-19 normal. However, it would be a huge mistake for anyone to do this. The Director General of Health, Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah, as well as other doctors and experts have been warning the rakyat that there is a distinct possibility that Malaysia...

SHOCKING RISE IN PRICE OF DAUN KETUMBAR AND DAUN SUP

admin May 20, 2020 0 Comments

The Consumers’ Association of Penang (CAP) is shocked to learn of the recent rapid increase in the price of daun ketumbar (coriander leaves) and daun sup sold in Penang markets. A CAP market survey carried out on 18 May 2020 shows that the prices of locally grown daun ketumbar and daun sup, and daun saderi (Chinese celery) have increased drastically. Daun ketumbar which was imported from...

Keep a ceiling on chicken prices

admin May 16, 2020 0 Comments

The Consumers’ Association of Penang (CAP) is thoroughly concerned about the increase in chicken retail prices to between RM8 to RM8.50 per kg about a week ago. The retail price had increased from about RM7 within a week. It is a drastic increase and we want to know what has become of the ceiling prices of essential items imposed by the Ministry of Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs (KPDNHEP)....

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