Gong Xi Fa Cai

Gong Xi Fa Cai ...to anyone who celebrate Chinese New Year. Have a great year of the Tiger :)

formaldehyde is a carcinogen.

Imports of roof insulation were 'reeking' of formaldehyde | Herald Sun

One letter described the imports as "reeking of formaldehyde". Another gave examples of roof installers vomiting when they opened bags of the foreign insulation.

A senior industry figure said there was no confidence that the Federal Government was able to check the quality of the imports.

"We have no idea what are the long-term respiratory effects of having this in the ceiling," he said.

Another said shonky installers were putting Australian-made batts around manholes but filling the rest of the roof with cheaper imports.

On December 18, the Polyester Insulation Manufacturers Association lodged a submission with the Government specifically warning about formaldehyde.

The six-page letter said: "There has been a flood of materials imported to Australia which both do not meet Australian standards for performance materials, and represent a significant respiratory health risk to both installers and householders due to excessive levels of formaldehyde, which is also a known carcinogen.

"Millions of square metres of insulation batts and rolls have been imported and dumped into the Australian market from China, Thailand, Mexico, the USA and elsewhere."

Opposition environment spokesman Greg Hunt said it would be gross negligence if the Government allowed Australians' health to be put at risk.

"It would be extraordinary if the minister ignored warnings about potentially deadly Chinese batts," he said.

Mr Garrett's office said: "While some insulation batts may use formaldehyde as a binding agent, all batts used under the program have to conform to Australian standards and be on the approved list of products on the department's website."

Antasari Azhar

 interesting post about Antasari Azhar (http://rusdimathari.wordpress.com)

I found what this guy wrote about Antasari Azhar, has given me a background of the Indonesian's former anti-graft chief. Actually I have to admit that I don't follow much his case.

“Ha? Antasari ditangkap? Urusan yang dulu itu?” tanya saya.

“Ya benar, urusan Nasrudin. Besok pasti jadi HL di koran-koran.”

Nasrudin yang dimaksud adalah Nasrudin Zulkarnaen, Direktur PT Putra Rajawali Banjaran, anak usaha usaha PT Rajawali Nusindo. Perusahaan yang disebut terakhir adalah anak usaha PT Rajawali Nusantara Indonesia, BUMN yang bergerak di bidang agro industri, farmasi & alat kesehatan dan perdagangan & distribusi.

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- Peritel yang Memberikan Kembalian Permen Dapat Terkena Pidana

Kontan Online | ATURAN KEMBALIAN PADA TRANSAKSI RITEL

It happens to me. Sometimes I go to buy groceries at local mini market such as Yomart, Indomart, Superindo, Alfamart. When it comes to the small changes like IDR 50-100, I found, instead of giving me the cash, they give candies. I know my rights and I can sue them. But, you know, I am just  silent when responding to such things. To pacify my mind, I just make excuse for what they have done. I kept saying "It's ok, it is just IDR 50-100". I know I should claim my rights as a customer. But, it is no that easy. Human emotions are so complex.

Anyway, have a nice weekend!
 

Kementerian Perdagangan (Kemendag) menilai masyarakat belum menyadari akan haknya saat bertransaksi di pusat perbelanjaan ritel modern. Hak terkait penggunaan permen sebagai alat kembalian. Sesuai aturan, masyarakat dapat menuntut pengusaha ritel yang memang akan terkena sangsi pidana bila melakukan praktik tersebut.

Akibat hal ini, sangsi pidana bagi peritel tak berjalan efektif. "Masalahnya nilai kembalian itu kecil Rp.200 saja, sehingga banyak yang mengabaikannya," kata Direktur Perlindungan Konsumen Kementerian Perdagangan, Radu Malam Sembiring, Jumat (12/2).

Menurut Radu, alat pengembalian yang sah tersebut tetaplah mata uang rupiah. Sehingga jika ada transaksi yang tidak menggunakan rupiah maka itu sudah melanggar UU Bank Indonesia. Tidak hanya itu, pengembalian dengan permen atau dengan cara langsung memasukannya kedalam donasi juga melanggar UU Perlindungan Konsumen. "Sekecil apapun nilainya, harus dikembalikan," tegas Radu.

Radu mengajak kepada konsumen yang mendapatkan alat tukar kembalian berupa permen atau justru tak memperoleh uang kembalian untuk melaporkan kasus itu ke Kementerian Perdagangan atau aparat kepolisian.