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COOKING OIL SOLD ABOVE THE SELLING PRICE

Lai Cheng August 12, 2022 0 Comments

The Consumers’ Association of Penang calls upon the Ministry of Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs (KPDNHEP) to take immediate action against traders selling bottled cooking oil at a rate above the ceiling price set by the government on 8 August 2022. There are traders who are already selling bottled cooking oil at a set price. However, our recent survey shows that some traders are still...

GARDENING KEEPS YOU FIT

Lai Cheng August 10, 2022 0 Comments

Want to stay in shape? Forget the gym. Head to the garden. According to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, gardening qualifies as exercise. Besides keeping you physically fit, gardening promotes relaxation, reduces stress and improves mental health. Gardening provides all 3 types of exercise: endurance, flexibility, and strength. It maintains mobility and encourages use of all...

BAN ARTIFICIAL GRASS: It’s Harmful to Health, Bad for the Environment

Lai Cheng August 9, 2022 0 Comments

The Consumers Association of Penang calls on the authorities to ban artificial grass as it is bad for the environment and can be harmful to health. Plastic grass is a rapidly growing trend with a US$2.4 billion global market. In Malaysia it is commonly used in the compounds of homes, buildings and public recreational areas. But there is a lack of awareness of its risks. Artificial grass...

IS YOUR HANDPHONE DESTROYING YOUR FAMILY LIFE?

Lai Cheng August 8, 2022 0 Comments

Many families today are spending more time “alone together” – they make less eye contact and have less face-to-face communication as they prefer to look at their handphones instead of at one another, even at the dining table. There’s a word to describe this unhealthy practice – phubbing. Phubbing (coined from the words “phone” and “snubbing”) means paying attention to your...

WHY WALKING IS GOOD FOR YOU

Lai Cheng August 8, 2022 0 Comments

Walking improves your health in many ways. It’s free and can be done anywhere. You don’t need to take 10,000 steps a day to reap the benefits. All you need to do is move regularly throughout the day. Read more:

17 SIDE EFFECTS OF EATING FAST FOOD

Lai Cheng August 8, 2022 0 Comments

Fast food is highly processed and contains large amounts of carbohydrates, added sugar, unhealthy fats, and sodium. When fast food frequently replaces nutritious whole foods in your diet, it can lead to all sorts of bad health outcomes. Here are 17 serious side effects of a fast-food diet — all of which can happen to your body in a relatively short amount of time. You'll be lethargic. Your...

CAP: Improve our Public Health System

Lai Cheng August 5, 2022 0 Comments

The Consumers Association of Penang calls upon the Ministry of Health to improve our public health system in view of the threats from five communicable diseases (Covid- 19, Hand Foot and Mouth Disease (HFMD), Monkey Pox, Influenza and Marburg)which are presently affecting a large section of the global population. Malaysia has also not been spared as some of these communicable diseases are also...

MANUFACTURING ILLNESS?

Lai Cheng August 5, 2022 0 Comments

“People are fed by the food industry, which pays no attention to health, and are treated by the health industry which pays no attention to food.” ~ Farmer & activist Wendell Berry Big Food and Big Pharma (the pharmaceutical industry) are closely intertwined, it has been said. Sponsorship by Big Food influences dietary guidelines while Big Pharma’s influence has been proven to alter...

SMOKING: A Deadly Pleasure

Lai Cheng August 4, 2022 0 Comments

(A reflection on the Tobacco Bill by Afiqah Sumayyah, a 14-year-old student) Smoking feels like a comforting embrace. Like a friend that consoles you through a hard time, even if it’s only temporary. Like a breath of fresh air, after drowning in the endless pool of life. Like the light that shines bright even in the darkest of places. Smoking feels timeless – there is an enticing charm to...

Tobacco Industry Trying To Derail Tobacco GEG Legislation

Lai Cheng August 2, 2022 0 Comments

Being a strong tobacco control advocate for many decades, the Consumers Association of Penang (CAP) have consistently argued against tobacco use with evidence-based reasons. Hence, we support the Health Ministry (MoH)’s tobacco generational endgame (GEG) legislation as an important effort to denormalise the addictive habit. The reason people smoke and find it very difficult to quit is because...

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