Table 5 Manufacturers’ and consumers’ criteria for choosing wood species for food contact use
Criteria | Manufacturers | Consumers |
|---|---|---|
(n=22) (%) | (n=125) (%) | |
Cost (Price) | 9.09 | 10 |
Attractive Grain Pattern | 4.55 | 10 |
Availability | 9.09 | 0 |
Customers Demand | 31.82 | 0 |
Durability | 40.9 | 0 |
Ease of Use | 4.55 | 0 |
Density | 0 | 60 |
Colour | 0 | 20 |
Health Benefit/Hazard | 0 | 0 |
Total | 100 | 100 |