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CAP: Non-alcoholic beverage? No way!

admin July 15, 2019 0 Comments

The Consumers’ Association of Penang (CAP) is highly sceptical when Heineken Malaysia Bhd announced in June that it will be launching Heineken 0.0 non-alcoholic malt beverage in July 2019. In fact, it was planning to sell the product in 14 markets across Europe, Russia, and Israel. Although Heineken said that it is going to tap the global trend of moderate alcohol consumption where a...

Are Malaysians second rated consumers where food safety is concerned?

admin July 9, 2019 0 Comments

Time and again we hear of Malaysian produce being rejected by other countries. The latest being bottled mineral water recalled by the Singaporean authorities. The particular bottled mineral water was found to contain Pseudomonas aeruginosa – a common bacterium that is found in faeces, soil, water and sewage. It is strange that such an incident was not discovered by our local authorities even...

CAP: Reduce sodium intake to stop high blood pressure

admin May 16, 2019 0 Comments

World Hypertension Day is observed annually on May 17 with the aim of raising awareness on hypertension and spreading knowledge on this common cardiovascular condition. Hypertension is a condition associated with increased risk for stroke, kidney failure, premature mortality and disability. About 32.7 percent of Malaysians aged 18 years and above are suffering from hypertension According to the...

Ramadhan Bazaars’ Food Safety in Question

admin May 13, 2019 0 Comments

Consumers’ Association of Penang (CAP) calls on the state health department to be vigilant against food poisoning and water-borne diseases that may easily be propagated through unhygienic food handling at all Ramadhan bazaars. From our surveillance, we found that many food handlers at Ramadhan bazaars did not wear gloves, apron, or headwear. There were often several people manning a stall and...

CAP calls for laws to ensure that animal feeds are Halal

admin February 21, 2019 0 Comments

The Consumers Association of Penang calls for laws to ensure that animal feeds are Halal. As animal feed is one of the important aspects in the Halal food supply chain, feeding animals with Haram animal by-products will make its meat unsuitable for Muslims to consume. Meanwhile Muslims should refrain from eating meat until such laws are enforced. The use of animal by-products from...

Food for thought over needless death

admin February 8, 2019 0 Comments

Two elderly women died during a stampede involving more than 1,000 people tussling for 200 free food coupons in Kuala Lumpur. The number of people there was five times over the number of available free food coupons for the elderly. The Consumers’ Association of Penang (CAP) is outraged over this news because it should not have happened and the two women should not have died. People should stop...

Stop Exposing Consumers to Tainted Meats

admin November 16, 2018 0 Comments

As we take note of World Antibiotics Awareness Week from 12-18 November, one of the most pressing problems we face is the persistent presence of foods contaminated with antibiotic residues and antibiotic resistant bacteria. Over the years the Consumers’ Association of Penang (CAP) has raised concerns on the use of antiobiotics in livestock production, agriculture and aquaculture in Malaysia,...

CAP: Papadum dangerously overloaded with Sodium

admin October 9, 2018 0 Comments

Papadum, a crispy thin cracker, served with Indian meals is dangerously overloaded with sodium. The Consumers Association of Penang (CAP) calls on the Ministry of Health to set limits for sodium in papadum in view of its high sodium content. It should direct Customs Department to check all imports and the dangerous levels of sodium in papadum. Consuming high amount of sodium causes high...

RISING PRICES OF VEGETABLES

admin August 30, 2018 0 Comments

The Consumers’ Association of Penang (CAP) views with serious concern about the escalating costs of vegetables. According to a Malay daily report dated 23 August 2018, Malaysia is the dumping ground for substandard quality vegetables as the result of a lack of enforcement on the imported food products from other countries. Such lack of enforcement resulted in chili imported from Vietnam, China,...

Stay Away From Processed Foods

Admin June 29, 2018 0 Comments

The Consumers’ Association of Penang (CAP) is appalled that brands of tinned sardines contaminated with worms have once more been discovered in our Malaysian market. In mid-April of this year, the health ministry announced that two brands of tinned sardines imported from China and sold in Malaysia were contaminated with dead worms. A little over two months later, six more brands of tinned...

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