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Covid-19 pandemic is a psychological time-bomb

Admin December 7, 2020 0 Comments

Consumers Association of Penang (CAP) is very concerned about Covid-19 pandemic’s impact on people’s mental health as suicide cases are increasing since the start of the Movement Control Order (MCO) in March 2020. According to media reports, Royal Malaysia Police (PDRM) statistics showed that 266 people committed suicide between 18 March and 30 October 2020. Within the same period Covid-19...

Lesson from the Sick Bed

Admin December 4, 2020 0 Comments

Our concepts of physical and psychological health have become one-sidedly identified with the heroic qualities most valued in our culture: youth, activity, productivity, independence, strength, confidence, and optimism. Advertisements reflect our picture of health as young, white, slim, athletic, and beaming with "the cheerful effervescence of a Bernie Siegel or a Louise Hay," as writer...

Yes, we CONSUME 1,000 CANNED DRINKS per minute

Admin December 4, 2020 0 Comments

The main ingredients of soft drinks are carbonated water, added sugar, caloric sweeteners, artificial colouring and flavours. Total junk that are made of sugar and chemicals. Soft drinks are linked to obesity, type 2 diabetes, dental cavities, and lower nutritional benefits. And sugar is linked to 60 diseases. The Malaysian National Health and Morbidity Survey in 2006 showed that 38% of...

Recall Imported Frozen Meat from the Market

Admin December 2, 2020 0 Comments

The Consumers Association of Penang calls on the authorities to immediately recall imported frozen meat from the market as Muslim consumers would be unwittingly consuming Non-Halal meat. The call is made in response to the report that the Ministry of Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs had seized 1,500 tonnes of frozen meat valued at RM30 million from a store room in Senai, Johor. According to...

Drastic Increase In Red Onion Price

Admin December 2, 2020 0 Comments

The Consumers’ Association of Penang (CAP) is very concerned about the rapid increase in red onion price after India imposed an export ban due to monsoonal flood disasters. A CAP market survey carried out in Penang shows that price of red onion imported from China, Holland and Pakistan has increased from RM 4.00 to RM 7.50 per kilogramme a month ago and currently has further increased to...

CAP: Eating meat brings misery and destroys health and planet earth

admin November 27, 2020 0 Comments

November 25th is observed as Meatless Day worldwide. On this occasion, the Consumers Association of Penang calls on Malaysians to substantially reduce and where possible avoid eating meat for the benefit of our health and environment. Rising prosperity has allowed people throughout the world to eat more meat and Malaysia is no exception. Our per capita consumption of meat has increased from 13.2...

CAP lauds hard liquor ban by DBKL

Admin November 24, 2020 0 Comments

The Consumers’ Association of Penang (CAP) supports the move by the Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) to ban sundry shops, convenience stores and Chinese medicine shops in Kuala Lumpur from selling hard liquor with effect from 30 September 2021. Our support for the introduction of this ban is because of many evidence-based reasons. We urge the government to: > Restrict the number of licenses...

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...

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...

Health Effects Of Lead Poisoning On Children