Table 6.

Risk assessment for toxic elements

(i) Considering the presence of toxic elements at the current limits of the EU specifications for E 445 (Commission Regulation (EU) No 231/2012)
Exposure to E 445 (mg/kg bw per day)	MOE for Pb at 2 mg/kg	% of the TWI for Hg at 1 mg/kg	% of the TWI for Cd at 1 mg/kg	MOE for as at 3 mg/kg
1.07 (a)	234	0.2	0.3	94–2,492
4.06 (b)	62	0.7	1.1	24–656
(ii) Considering the presence of toxic elements at the proposed limit by an IBO
Exposure to E 445 (mg/kg bw per day)	MOE for Pb at 1 mg/kg	% of the TWI for Hg at 0.5 mg/kg	% of the TWI for Cd at 0.5 mg/kg	MOE for as at 1 mg/kg
1.07 (a)	467	0.1	0.1	280–7,477
4.06 (b)	123	0.4	0.6	73–1,970

bw: body weight; TWI: tolerable weekly intake; MOE: margin of exposure; IBO: interested business operator.

^(a)Highest exposure level among the different population groups (refined brand‐loyal scenario – toddlers – mean) (Table 3).

^(b)Highest exposure level among the differ.ent population groups (refined brand‐loyal scenario – toddlers – 95th percentile) (Table 3).