Table 3. Maximum permissible levels (mg/kg) limits in chicken by worldwide regulatory bodies.

Name of the Regulatory body	Country	Maximum Permissible level (mg/kg) limits						References
		Pb	Cd	Cr	Fe	Cu	Zn
FAO/WHO, 2002	-	0.1	Meat-0.05 Liver-0.5	1.0	180	0.4	150	[56]
Codex Alimentarius, 2009	United States	Meat-0.1 Offal-0.5	-	-	-	-	-	[57]
Australia New Zealand Food Authority, 2015	Australia & New Zealand	Meat-0.1 Offal-0.5	-	-	-	200	-	[58]
European Communities, 2006	European Countries	Meat-0.1	Meat-0.05 Liver-0.5	-	-	-	-	[59]
Food Safety and Standards Authority of India, 2011	India	Meat-0.1 Offal-0.5	-	-	-	-	-	[60]
Food Safety Authority of Ireland, 2009	Ireland	Meat-0.1 Offal-0.5	Meat-0.05 Liver -0.5 Kidney-1.0	-	-	-	-	[61]
CN, 2005	China	0.2	Meat-0.1 Liver-0.5	-	-	-	-	[62]
JECFA, 2005	-	0.1	0.1			0.1		[63]
Export Inspection Council India, 2017	India	Meat-0.1 Offal-0.5	Meat-0.05 Liver-0.5 Kidney-1.0	-	-	-	-	[64]
The Egyptian Organization for Standardization and Quality Control	Egypt	Meat-0.1 Offal-0.5	Meat-0.05, Offal-1.0	-	Meat- 15.0, Offal- 20.0	Meat and offal- 15.0	-	[65]