Health risks of toxic metals (Al, Fe and Pb) in two common street vended foods, fufu and fried-rice, in Kumasi, Ghana

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dc.contributor.authorAnkar-Brewoo, Gloria Mathanda
dc.contributor.authorDarko, Godfred
dc.contributor.authorAbaidoo, Robert Clement
dc.contributor.authorDalsgaard, Anders
dc.contributor.authorPaa-Nii Johnson
dc.contributor.authorEllis, William Otoo
dc.contributor.authorBrimer, Leon
dc.contributor.orcid0000-0001-7157-646X
dc.date.accessioned2023-12-18T15:34:14Z
dc.date.available2023-12-18T15:34:14Z
dc.date.issued2020-01-22
dc.descriptionThis article was published in Scientific African and also Published by Elsevier B.V. on behalf of African Institute of Mathematical / Next Einstein Initiative.
dc.description.abstractThe preparation practices, handling and raw materials for street food vending could be sources of toxic metals in street food vending business which is yet to be explored indepth as microbial contamination. The concentrations and dietary risk of the toxic metals Al, Fe, and Pb were assessed in fufu and fried-rice, two commonly consumed street vended foods in Ghana. The mean concentrations for Pb found to be between 3.30 and 11.25 mg kg−1 in the cooked foods, far exceeded the maximum tolerable daily intake of 0.3 mg kg−1 body weight per day for consumers. Al and Fe concentrations were between 3.04 and 18.49 mg kg−1 and 1.44 and 7.82 mg kg−1, respectively. Hazard index was less than 1 at the 5th percentile level of consumption, but greater than 1 at the 50th and 95th percentile level of consumption; indicating risk of metal toxicity with increasing probability as the level of consumption and HI increase. The patronage of street vended foods is unlikely to reduce. Hence vendors must be educated on safe preparation and handling processes such as the use of stainless steel utensils will likely reduce the levels of the toxic metals to acceptable levels.
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dc.identifier.citationScientific African 7 (2020) e00289
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.sciaf.2020.e00289
dc.identifier.urihttps://ir.knust.edu.gh/handle/123456789/14933
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherScientific African
dc.titleHealth risks of toxic metals (Al, Fe and Pb) in two common street vended foods, fufu and fried-rice, in Kumasi, Ghana
dc.typeArticle
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