<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif">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. <br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif">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. </div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif">This study found the danger levels to be <i>highest </i>in Viet Nam from cooking in recycled aluminum pots.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><br></div><div><div class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div><b style="color:rgb(153,0,0);font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:10px">========================</b><br></div><font face="Tahoma, sans-serif" color="#990000"><span style="font-size:10px"><b>CHUCK SEARCY</b></span></font><div><font face="Tahoma, sans-serif" color="#990000"><span style="font-size:10px"><b>International Advisor, Project RENEW</b></span></font></div><div><b style="font-size:10px;color:rgb(153,0,0);font-family:tahoma,sans-serif">Vice President, VFP Chapter 160</b><br></div><div><b style="font-size:10px;color:rgb(153,0,0);font-family:tahoma,sans-serif">Co-chair, Agent Orange Working Group</b></div><div><b style="font-size:10px;color:rgb(153,0,0);font-family:tahoma,sans-serif">71 Trần Quốc Toản</b></div><div><b style="font-size:10px;color:rgb(153,0,0);font-family:tahoma,sans-serif">Hà Nội, Việt Nam</b><br></div><div><b style="font-size:10px;font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"><font color="#990000">Email </font><font color="#0000ff"><a href="mailto:chuckusvn@gmail.com" target="_blank">chuckusvn@gmail.com</a></font></b><br></div><div><div style="font-size:12.8px"><b style="color:rgb(153,0,0);font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:10px">Skype chucksearcy</b><br></div><div style="font-size:12.8px"><b style="font-size:10px;color:rgb(153,0,0);font-family:tahoma,sans-serif">Cell VN +8 490 342 0769</b><br></div><div style="font-size:12.8px"><b style="color:rgb(153,0,0);font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:10px">========================</b><br></div></div><div style="font-size:12.8px"><br></div></div><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><b><br></b></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><b><a href="https://scienmag.com/cookware-made-with-scrap-metal-contaminates-food/">SCIENMAG</a><br></b><font size="1">Science Magazine</font></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><div class="gmail_default" style="color:rgb(68,68,68);font-size:11px;display:inline"></div><span style="color:rgb(68,68,68);font-family:"open sans",arial,sans-serif;font-size:11px">January 23, 2017</span></div><br></div><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"></div><div class="gmail-td-post-header" style="box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif"><header class="gmail-td-post-title" style="box-sizing:border-box"><h1 class="entry-title" style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px 0px 7px;font-family:roboto,sans-serif;color:rgb(17,17,17);font-weight:400;line-height:50px;word-wrap:break-word"><font size="6"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;display:inline"></div>Cookware made with scrap metal contaminates food</font></h1><div class="gmail-td-module-meta-info" style="font-size:11px;box-sizing:border-box;font-family:"open sans",arial,sans-serif;margin-bottom:16px;line-height:1;min-height:17px"><span class="gmail-td-post-date" style="box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(68,68,68);display:inline-block;margin-left:4px;float:left"><time class="entry-date gmail-updated gmail-td-module-date" datetime="2017-01-23T15:09:03+00:00" style="box-sizing:border-box"><span style="font-family:"open sans";font-size:17px;color:rgb(34,34,34)">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.<br></span><br></time></span><span class="gmail-td-post-date" style="box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(68,68,68);display:inline-block;margin-left:4px;float:left"><time class="entry-date gmail-updated gmail-td-module-date" datetime="2017-01-23T15:09:03+00:00" style="box-sizing:border-box"><span style="font-family:"open sans";font-size:17px;color:rgb(34,34,34)"><br></span></time></span><span class="gmail-td-post-date" style="box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(68,68,68);display:inline-block;margin-left:4px;float:left"><time class="entry-date gmail-updated gmail-td-module-date" datetime="2017-01-23T15:09:03+00:00" style="box-sizing:border-box"><span style="font-family:"open sans";font-size:17px;color:rgb(34,34,34)"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;display:inline"></div></span></time><a href="https://scienmag.com/cookware-made-with-scrap-metal-contaminates-food/" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif">https://scienmag.com/cookware-made-with-scrap-metal-contaminates-food/</a><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:verdana,sans-serif"></span></span><span class="gmail-td-post-date" style="box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(68,68,68);display:inline-block;margin-left:4px;float:left"><time class="entry-date gmail-updated gmail-td-module-date" datetime="2017-01-23T15:09:03+00:00" style="box-sizing:border-box"><span style="font-family:"open sans";font-size:17px;color:rgb(34,34,34)"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;display:inline"></div><br></span></time></span></div></header></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>
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