Professor Kwabena Frimpong Boateng, Minister of Science, Technology, Environmental and Innovation has advised those who have been drinking palm wine aka “White” to be careful because of how modern palm wine tappers process the drink.
According to the Minister who spoke at the 3rd National Policy Summit in Kumasi on the 24th of July 2018, Professor Frimpong Boateng warned people to be careful because modern palm wine is processed by the use pesticides and could lead to all forms of cancer in the near future.