Assessment of local wood species used for the manufacture of cookware and the perception of chemical benefits and chemical hazards associated with their use in Kumasi, Ghana

Assessment of local wood species used for the manufacture of cookware and the perception of chemical benefits and chemical hazards associated with their use in Kumasi, Ghana

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Historical proven wood species have no reported adverse health effect associated with its past use. Different historical proven species have traditionally been used to manufacture different wooden food contact items. This study uses...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Mensah John Kenneth, Adei Evans, Adei Dina, Owusu Ansah Gwendolyn
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2012-12-01
Series:Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine
Subjects:
Wood species
Food contact
Phytochemicals
Chemical hazard
Chemical benefit
Online Access:http://www.ethnobiomed.com/content/8/1/46

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http://www.ethnobiomed.com/content/8/1/46

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