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Eliminate Lead in Paints Globally

admin October 26, 2020 0 Comments
The eighth International LEAD POISONING PREVENTION WEEK (ILPPW) takes place on 25–31 October 2020. This week of action is an initiative of the Global Alliance to Eliminate Lead Paint (the Lead Paint Alliance), which is jointly led by the UN Environment Programme and WHO. The manufacture and sale of lead paint is still permitted in over 60% of countries, presenting a continuing and future...
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EARLY MENSTRUATION from HORMONE-RAISED MEAT?

admin October 23, 2020 0 Comments
16% of girls in the U.S. now experience breast development by the age of 7, and 30% by the age of 8. A hundred years ago, the average age when a girl got her first period was 16-17. Girls with early maturation are at risk of lower self-esteem and higher rates of depression. The biological impact includes greater risk of several cancers (breast, ovarian, and endometrial), obesity,...
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Fast Fashion, Fast Destruction

admin October 21, 2020 0 Comments
Trendy, fast and changing, “fast fashion” is destroying planet earth. In Europe, fashion companies offer an average of 2 collections per year. Now some brands like Zara offers 24 collections per year, while H&M offers 12-16. Fast fashion encourages a throwaway clothing culture. Lots of them end up in the dump. About one garbage truck full of clothes is dumped every second. In total, up...
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Spraying of body with disinfectant is not recommended by WHO

admin June 5, 2020 0 Comments
Consumers’ Association of Penang (CAP) is shocked to see a photograph in a print media showing a lady spraying disinfectant from a spray bottle onto a group of children in a childcare centre (taska). We are sure that the Malaysian Health Ministry (MoH) and parents would be equally concerned with such practice. As an immediate response, we would like to call upon all childcare centres which...
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Drains at Batu Maung polluted by residual waste – SAM

admin January 17, 2019 0 Comments
Sahabat Alam Malaysia (SAM) urges the Penang Island City Council (MBPP), Department of Environment (DOE) and Department of Irrigation and Drainage (JPS) to investigate and take immediate action to overcome residual waste pollution problem in drains near Batu Maung here.  Investigations made by SAM shows that the condition of the area is very disgusting and has foul smell. Drains here are not...
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Penang’s Car-Centrism Sacrificing our Trees

Admin August 2, 2016 0 Comments
The Consumers’ Association of Penang (CAP) is infuriated with the Penang Island City Council (MBPP)’s road-widening projects that involve relocating 16 roadside trees in Green Lane.  We reiterate our objections to the “sentence” akin to “death knell” imposed on these trees. Trees are one of the most natural valuable assets of any streetscape. An iconic image of Penang is its...
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10 things you should know about GM mosquitoes

admin May 3, 2011 0 Comments
The National Biosafety Board (NBB) has recently approved an application from the Institute for Medical Research (IMR) to release genetically modified (GM) male Aedes aegypti mosquitoes. IMR wants to conduct field experiments in Bentong and Alor Gajah to see how far the males fly and how long they live for. The aim of this GM technology is for the GM male mosquitoes to mate with wild female...
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