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Textile and Tyre Industries Contributing to Microplastics Crisis

Lai Cheng June 5, 2024 0 Comments
The textile and tyre industries are among the major contributors of microplastics to the environment, says an academic. Universiti Sains Malaysia’s Applied Microbiology Professor Dr K. Sudesh Kumar said most of our clothes contain polyester, which is a type of plastic. “Every time we wash our clothes, large quantities of microfibres are released from the clothes. These microfibres then break...
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Microplastics Stay in the Body and Are Harmful

Lai Cheng June 5, 2024 0 Comments
Microplastics that are consumed, mostly through seafood, stay in the body and could negatively affect human health, say environmental experts. Environment and waste management expert Dr Theng Lee Chong said scientists have found that the interaction of microplastics in human bodies mostly through ingestion and inhalation can produce various kinds of toxicity, depending on the types of...
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Malaysians Eat the Most Microplastics Out of 109 Countries

Lai Cheng June 5, 2024 0 Comments
Malaysia ranks the highest among 109 countries in consuming microplastics, which are plastic particles smaller than 5 mm, a recent study found. The study, published in the Environmental Science and Technology journal, found that Malaysians eat an average of 502.3 mg of microplastics daily per capita. The report noted that more than 50% of Malaysia’s microplastic consumption was from fish...
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“LEAD-FREE” PAINTS WITH HIGH LEVELS OF LEAD

Lai Cheng June 5, 2024 0 Comments
Consumers, beware. “Lead-free” paints can still contain lead, warns Philippines toxics watchdog group Ecowaste Coalition in a recent press release. In its latest tests, the group detected illegal levels of lead on 7 colours of an imported spray paint brand despite the "no Pb" icon on the can (Pb is the symbol for lead from the Latin word, plumbum). The implicated products were new “made in...
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FRUITS HAVE PROTEIN TOO

Lai Cheng June 4, 2024 0 Comments
Mention fruit and we think of health-giving antioxidants and fibre. But do you know: fruits have protein too. Although not commonly consumed for their protein content – they provide less protein than vegetables, beans, nuts, and other high protein foods; hence they don't fall under the category of high-protein foods – fruits can add additional protein to your diet, every little bit counts....
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Ministry of Health bans sale of two types of spice products from India

Lai Cheng May 31, 2024 0 Comments
The Health Ministry has issued an order to stop the sale of two spice products from India suspected of containing ethylene oxide, an active ingredient in detergents. "Any traders, including online traders, who have stocks of these products are directed to stop the sale of the related products. "All e-commerce platforms and social media are requested to immediately cease advertisements for these...
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Enact the Generational End Game (GEG) law without delay

Lai Cheng May 31, 2024 0 Comments
Consumers Association of Penang (CAP) urges the government to enact a Generational End Game (GEG) which was adopted by the previous parliamentary special committee. It provides the roadmap to eliminate the social disease of smoking and vaping. The National Health and Morbidity Survey (NHMS): Adolescent Health, Malaysia 2022 reveals that “65.7% had initiated cigarette smoking, and 48.5% had...
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Microplastics are in human testicles. It’s still not clear how they got there

Lai Cheng May 28, 2024 0 Comments
People eat, drink, and breathe in tiny pieces of plastics — but what they do inside the body is still unknown. No human organ is safe from microplastic contamination, it seems — not even the testicles. Researchers at the University of Mexico recently tested 70 samples of testicular tissue — 47 from dogs and 23 from humans — and found microplastics in every single one. The...
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WHY YOU SHOULDN’T KEEP YOUR WALLET IN YOUR BACK POCKET

Lai Cheng May 28, 2024 0 Comments
Do you keep, and sit with your wallet in the back pocket? If so, beware. Doing this compresses the skin, muscles and nerves on one side of the buttocks, reducing circulation around the affected area and your legs. This can lead to a condition called sciatica – symptomised by numbness, tingling and/or shooting, and electric-shock like pain down the sciatic nerve. What happens when you sit on...
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