[Ngo-sanrm] ​Cookware made with scrap metal contaminates food

[Sustainable Agriculture and Natural Resources Management Working Group]

I'm sending this to the SANRM Working Group, but the NGO Resource Center
staff may wish to share it with other working groups also.

The topic is of general interest and may cover various kinds of programs
supported by NGOs which might be affected by these health and safety
concerns.  After all, cooking is one of the most basic functions in
Vietnamese life and society, at all levels.

This study found the danger levels to be *highest *in Viet Nam from cooking
in recycled aluminum pots.


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*CHUCK SEARCY*
*International Advisor, Project RENEW*
*Vice President, VFP Chapter 160*
*Co-chair, Agent Orange Working Group*
*71 Trần Quốc Toản*
*Hà Nội, Việt Nam*
*Email      chuckusvn at gmail.com <chuckusvn at gmail.com>*
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*​SCIENMAG
<https://scienmag.com/cookware-made-with-scrap-metal-contaminates-food/>*Science
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January 23, 2017​

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Cookware made with scrap metal contaminates food
SAN FRANCISCO – Aluminum cookware made from scrap metal in countries around
the world poses a serious and previously unrecognized health risk to
millions of people according to a new study. The highest levels were found
in cookware from Vietnam including one pot that released 2,800 times more
lead than California's Maximum Allowable Dose Level (MADL) of 0.5
micrograms per day.


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https://scienmag.com/cookware-made-with-scrap-metal-contaminates-food/​
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