![MOH halts sales of Everest Fish Curry Masala, MDH Curry Powder MOH halts sales of Everest Fish Curry Masala, MDH Curry Powder](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/https://img.astroawani.com/2024-05/61716895844_mdhcurrypowder.jpg)
MOH halts sales of Everest Fish Curry Masala, MDH Curry Powder
The Everest Fish Curry Masala and MDH Curry Powder are believed to contain ethylene oxide, a carcinogenic substance.
Tue May 28 2024
![How aspartame made the agenda of the WHO's cancer research arm How aspartame made the agenda of the WHO's cancer research arm](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/https://img.astroawani.com/2023-07/41689318151_aspartame.jpg)
How aspartame made the agenda of the WHO's cancer research arm
The designation as "possibly carcinogenic to humans" will provide an incentive to fund more rigorous research into the safety question.
Fri Jul 14 2023
![EXCLUSIVE: WHO's cancer research agency to say aspartame sweetener a possible carcinogen- Sources EXCLUSIVE: WHO's cancer research agency to say aspartame sweetener a possible carcinogen- Sources](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/https://img.astroawani.com/2023-06/71688038994_TBdietcoke.jpg)
EXCLUSIVE: WHO's cancer research agency to say aspartame sweetener a possible carcinogen- Sources
Aspartame, used in products from Coca-Cola diet sodas, Mars' and Extra chewing gum, will be listed as "possibly carcinogenic to humans".
Thu Jun 29 2023
![MOH orders recall of Ah Lai White Curry, Indomie Special Chicken Flavour products MOH orders recall of Ah Lai White Curry, Indomie Special Chicken Flavour products](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/https://img.astroawani.com/2023-04/71682484187_TBmeesegera.jpg)
MOH orders recall of Ah Lai White Curry, Indomie Special Chicken Flavour products
Taipei's Department of Health detected ethylene oxide in both the instant noodle products.
Wed Apr 26 2023
![[COLUMNIST] More tyres on the road, more pollution in the air [COLUMNIST] More tyres on the road, more pollution in the air](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/https://img.astroawani.com/2022-10/41666184652_TayarLori.jpg)
[COLUMNIST] More tyres on the road, more pollution in the air
The everyday wear and tear of running tyres pose a severe threat to environmental and public health.
Fri Mar 03 2023
![Derailed train cars in Ohio drained of toxic chemical amid mass evacuation Derailed train cars in Ohio drained of toxic chemical amid mass evacuation](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/https://img.astroawani.com/2023-02/41675743030_OHIO.jpg)
Derailed train cars in Ohio drained of toxic chemical amid mass evacuation
Railroad crews drained and burned off a toxic chemical from five tanker cars of a freight train that derailed in a fiery wreck.
Tue Feb 07 2023
![The oranges and grapes we eat are infested with pesticides The oranges and grapes we eat are infested with pesticides](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/https://img.astroawani.com/2021-10/61633160611_GRAPES.jpg)
The oranges and grapes we eat are infested with pesticides
Scientists found pesticide residues, toxic to human health and the environment, some of them carcinogenic on both the fruits.
Sat Oct 02 2021
![The air we breathe could (among other things) be polluted by cigarette smoke The air we breathe could (among other things) be polluted by cigarette smoke](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/https://img.astroawani.com/2021-02/51613812969_SMOKING.jpg)
The air we breathe could (among other things) be polluted by cigarette smoke
According to research, these data open a new avenue of research on tobacco-specific carcinogenic factors present in fine particles.
Sat Feb 20 2021
![Very hot drinks 'probably' cause cancer: UN agency Very hot drinks 'probably' cause cancer: UN agency](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/http://img.astroawani.com/2016-06/71466064753_HotDrinks.jpg)
Very hot drinks 'probably' cause cancer: UN agency
Tea and mate may also be harmful if drunk hotter than 65 degrees Celsius, according to the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC).
Thu Jun 16 2016
![Explosion at China chemical plant injures 14 Explosion at China chemical plant injures 14](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/http://img.astroawani.com/2015-04/71428380454_295x200.jpg)
Explosion at China chemical plant injures 14
Fourteen people were injured in an explosion at a controversial chemical plant in the eastern Chinese city of Zhangzhou.
Tue Apr 07 2015
![No necessity to ban or impose restriction on 'loom band' No necessity to ban or impose restriction on 'loom band'](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/http://img.astroawani.com/2014-09/81409674879_295x200.jpg)
No necessity to ban or impose restriction on 'loom band'
This is because the product was not deemed as a toy but marketed as an ornamental or costume jewellery item for older children.
Fri Sep 05 2014