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CAP: Malaysians deserve safe eggs too

Admin March 22, 2021 0 Comments
The Consumers Association of Penang (CAP) calls upon the authorities to conduct thorough investigations on all chicken farms in the country for salmonella contamination. This should be done in light of the second recall of eggs by the Singapore Food Agency (SFA) which had detected the presence of Salmonella enteritidis in eggs imported from Malaysia, this time from a farm located in Perak. This...
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National Forestry Policy must lead to legal protection and rehabilitation of forests

Admin March 21, 2021 0 Comments
Sahabat Alam Malaysia (SAM), in response to the National Forestry Policy announced by the Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin yesterday, calls on all state governments to ensure actual implementation of the policy that leads to real protection, conservation and rehabilitation of Malaysia’s forests through the gazetting of more forests as totally protected forests which cannot be...
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WORLD WATER DAY 2021: CAP is concerned about threats to Malaysia’s water resources

Admin March 21, 2021 0 Comments
The Consumers’ Association of Penang (CAP) urges the Ministry of Environment and Water  (KASA) and state governments to enhance their efforts and improve water management to meet the basic needs of the people in this country. At the same time, CAP also called on the public to value water in their lives by practising frugality and not wasting it. In conjunction with this year's World Water Day...
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PROTECT FORESTS & GROW MORE TREES

Admin March 21, 2021 0 Comments
Do you know what trees and forests do for us, and why we must take action to protect them? Here are 10 good reasons to preserve forests – and grow more trees. 1. CLEAN our air. Trees and plants take in carbon dioxide and give us oxygen, cleaning our air. Trees use carbon dioxide to build their trunks, branches, roots, and leaves, and are natural carbon absorbers. One mature tree can absorb up...
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HOW TO BE TRULY HAPPY

Admin March 20, 2021 0 Comments
20 March is International Day of Happiness – a day to be happy, and more importantly, to reflect on what is true happiness. Happiness is not a goal but a consequence of how we live. It comes from being content with what we have. Today, unfortunately, we are sold a different message – that we will be happy only if we have more money and more of the things money buys. But evidence shows...
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Wildlife trade is rapidly depleting Malaysia’s biodiversity

Admin March 17, 2021 0 Comments
Recent reports on the rampant trapping and smuggling of the popular songbird Oriental Magpie-Robin (murai kampung) is just the tip of the iceberg. Almost 27,000 of Oriental Magpie-Robin had been confiscated in just 44 incidents between 2015 and 2020 and Malaysia has been implicated in the trafficking of the birds. It is ironical that Oriental Magpie-Robin is not protected under wildlife...
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Culture of collecting and sharing personal data in Malaysia

Admin March 16, 2021 0 Comments
  The latest personal data breach situation involving Malaysian Airlines Berhad is frustrating but not surprising. Just like many people out there, the Consumers’ Association of Penang (CAP) is of the opinion that the Personal Data Protection Act 2010 (PDPA 2010) should be amended to include stricter regulations and that the authorities should crack down on service providers that flout the...
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CAP: How safe are our eggs?

Admin March 15, 2021 0 Comments
The recent report on eggs from a farm in Kuala Selangor being suspended by the Singaporean authorities shows that Malaysians are being rated as second-class consumers where food safety is concerned. The eggs were rejected as they were found to be contaminated with salmonella enteritidis bacterium. Again we hear the authorities saying that the eggs are not sold in Malaysia and it is only from...
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Tackling Plastic Pollution in Malaysia

Admin March 15, 2021 0 Comments
Today the world celebrates Consumer Rights Day and the theme for this year is “Tackling Plastic Pollution”. Plastic pollution is the scourge of humanity. In Malaysia the problem is serious. In 2020 we used 148,000 metric tons of plastic packaging for food. Our annual per capita plastic packaging usage is 16.78 kilogram. Our use of plastic has been increasing year by year despite campaigns...
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REPAIR INSTEAD OF REPLACE

Admin March 14, 2021 0 Comments
Repairing items where possible will minimise the use of resources, extend lifespan of products and its parts and reduce creation of waste. By 2050, plastic in the oceans will outweigh fish. We need to spur companies to improve product design to be long-lasting and repairable. Here are some examples of what you can do: > Repair broken or damaged items when possible instead of buying a...
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