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Adopt Zero Tolerance for Road Crashes

Lai Cheng January 27, 2025 0 Comments
The Consumers’ Association of Penang (CAP) urges the Ministry of Transport to implement stricter safety measures nationwide to reduce road crashes during the Chinese New Year celebrations. Recently, there has been a concerning increase in road accidents involving heavy vehicles. In 2024 alone, there were 825 fatal accidents involving such vehicles in just 10 months. It is crucial to recognize...
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35 SKIN LIGHTENING PRODUCTS IDENTIFIED TO HAVE TOXIC MERCURY

Lai Cheng January 2, 2025 0 Comments
Philippines toxics watchdog group Ecowaste Coalition is again cautioning consumers seeking a lighter skin tone from using products containing high levels of mercury, a chemical poison that poses toxic effects on the nervous, digestive and endocrine systems, and on the kidneys, lungs, and the skin itself. The group has released a list of skin lightening products that it had purchased and screened...
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Journey to End Plastic Pollution

Lai Cheng November 12, 2024 0 Comments
From 18 to 20 October 2024, the Malaysia Stop Waste Trade Coalition – comprising CAP, C4 Center, Greenpeace Malaysia, and SAM – held the impactful Journey to End Plastic Pollution exhibition at Pavilion Bukit Jalil. The event attracted a diverse audience, including concerned citizens, families, environmentalists, and government officials, all united by a shared commitment to addressing the...
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SPEED KILLS

Lai Cheng November 7, 2024 0 Comments
When it comes to the actual likelihood that a vehicle crash will occur at all – and whether the consequences of a crash are serious, or even deadly, or not – speed is ALWAYS a factor. (Info and graphic via @BrentToderian/X)  
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Urgent Call for Tree Management and Storm Preparedness in Penang

Lai Cheng October 29, 2024 0 Comments
Weather forecasts predict that parts of Malaysia will experience four to six heavy rain episodes between November 2024 and March 2025. Tropical storms, flooding, and droughts are becoming more frequent and less predictable, deviating from the usual seasonal norms. In light of this, the Consumers Association of Penang (CAP) urges the government to adopt proactive, preventive measures –...
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UNEXPECTED TREE BENEFIT

Lai Cheng October 28, 2024 0 Comments
In 2020, it was reported that a pine tree planted by Epimaco Amancio 35 years earlier in Brgy Obo, Dalaguete, Cebu, Philippines, played a crucial role in preventing a bus from falling off a cliff. The bus was negotiating a downward curve when its brakes failed and it headed toward the 30-metre cliff. The tree's presence helped stop the bus, saving 37 people, mostly students, from potential harm....
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STOP the sale of decorative light immediately

Lai Cheng October 28, 2024 0 Comments
With the approaching Deepavali festival, shops and stalls are already flooded with a wide range of decorations. Traditional decorations are apparently being overtaken by decorative lights, most of which are flimsy in construction and may cause electric shock and are fire hazards. They are sold in violation of our existing regulations. Therefore, Consumers’ Association of Penang (CAP) calls the...
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Philippines Finds Lead-Loaded Eyeliner Discovered in CAP’s Test in Their Market

Lai Cheng October 24, 2024 0 Comments
CAP recently tested and found an eyeliner from Pakistan to have shocking levels of lead. Taking a cue from our findings, EcoWaste Coalition in the Philippines recently tested eye cosmetics for lead and other banned ingredients and discovered the same toxic eyeliner to be sold in the Philippines too. Below is the group’s recent press release on the matter.   Press Release Lead-Loaded...
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