Code
01W01615
Duration
01 October 2015 → 31 December 2020
Funding
Regional and community funding: Special Research Fund
Promotor
Fellow
Research disciplines
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Natural sciences
- Other chemical sciences
- Ecology
- Microbiology
- Systems biology
- Environmental science and management
- Other environmental sciences
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Medical and health sciences
- Laboratory medicine
- Microbiology
- Laboratory medicine
- Nutrition and dietetics
- Laboratory medicine
- Microbiology
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Agricultural and food sciences
- Agricultural animal production
- Food sciences and (bio)technology
Keywords
fish smoking technology
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons
smoked fish
exposure assessment
microbiological food safety
Project description
Ghanian population obtains 60% of animal protein from fish, mainly traditionally smoked fish. Traditional ovens and methods of smoking predispose products to chemical and microbiological hazards, thus compromising safety. A new oven has been introduced to address those safety problems. This study will evaluate the impact of the intervention on the safety of the products from a risk assessment perspective.