Table 8.
MOSH mean values in mg/kg, lower bound (LB) and upper bound (UB), for different food samples as used for the dietary exposure assessment
| Mean MOSH levels (mg/kg) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FoodEx2 level 1 | FoodEx2 level | Food group | Number of samples | % Left‐censored | LB | UB |
| Animal and vegetable fats and oils and primary derivatives thereof | 3 | Butter | 33 | 42 | 7.01 | 8.77 |
| 3 | Margarines and similar | 3 | 0 (a) | 16.17 | 17.17 | |
| 3 | Blended fat and oils | 97 | 1 | 12.59 | 12.59 | |
| 5 | Walnut oil | 18 | 0 (a) | 15.84 | 15.94 | |
| 5 | Palm kernel oil, edible | 56 | 18 | 5.40 | 6.59 | |
| 5 | Coconut oil/fat | 253 | 2 | 25.91 | 26.85 | |
| 5 | Sunflower seed oil, edible | 666 | 38 | 3.79 | 6.70 | |
| 5 | Maize oil, edible | 37 | 19 | 4.51 | 6.00 | |
| 5 | Soya bean oil, refined | 126 | 18 | 6.60 | 7.73 | |
| 5 | Pumpkin seed oil | 6 | 17 | 5.00 | 6.00 | |
| 5 | Cocoa butter | 80 | 13 | 4.19 | 4.34 | |
| 5 | Peanut oil, edible | 41 | 10 | 6.98 | 7.75 | |
| 5 | Olive oils (b) | 299 | 7 | 9.49 | 9.60 | |
| 5 | Olive pomace oil | 51 | 0 (a) | 108.67 | 108.71 | |
| 5 | Linseed oil | 44 | 7 | 7.25 | 7.45 | |
| 5 | Palm oil/fat | 283 | 18 | 11.49 | 12.94 | |
| 5 | Rape seed oil, edible | 495 | 54 | 3.56 | 7.06 | |
| Coffee, cocoa, tea and infusions | 3 | Tea beverages | 5 | 0 | 0.72 | 0.73 |
| 3 | Cocoa beverages | 72 | 17 | 0.14 | 0.19 | |
| 3 | Herbal and other non‐tea infusions | 12 | 0 (a) | 0.34 | 0.35 | |
| 5 | Cocoa mass | 76 | 5 | 4.28 | 4.33 | |
| Composite dishes | 2 | Fried or extruded cereal, seed or root‐based products | 14 | 0 (a) | 3.76 | 3.99 |
| 2 | Dishes, incl. Ready to eat meals (excluding soups and salads) | 21 | 76 | 0.83 | 2.55 | |
| 3 | Salads | 9 | 0 (a) | 2.27 | 3.44 | |
| 3 | Dishes excluding pasta or rice dishes, sandwiches and pizza | 6 | 67 | 0.66 | 2.83 | |
| Eggs and egg products | 3 | Whole eggs | 29 | 52 | 2.08 | 3.28 |
| Fish, seafood, amphibians, reptiles and invertebrates | 2 | Fish (meat) | 22 | 86 | 0.15 | 1.97 |
| 2 | Crustaceans | 5 | 80 | 0.23 | 1.63 | |
| 3 | Processed or preserved seafood | 5 | 0 (a) | 6.70 | 7.20 | |
| 4 | Canned/jarred fish | 72 | 28 | 8.42 | 9.97 | |
| 4 | Smoked fish | 36 | 61 | 1.25 | 3.14 | |
| Food products for young population | 2 | Special food for children's growth | 14 | 36 | 2.17 | 4.32 |
| 2 | Ready‐to‐eat meal for infants and young children | 14 | 64 | 1.73 | 2.05 | |
| 3 | Simple cereals for infants or children, reconstituted | 96 | 63 | 0.45 | 0.69 | |
| 3 | Cereals with an added high protein food reconstituted | 5 | 60 | 0.16 | 0.69 | |
| 3 | Biscuits, rusks and cookies for children | 18 | 61 | 1.28 | 2.87 | |
| 4 | Infant formulae, liquid (c) | 213 | 9 | 0.47 | 0.78 | |
| 4 | Follow‐on formulae, liquid (c) | 160 | 18 | 0.30 | 0.56 | |
| Fruit and fruit products | 3 | Dried fruit | 8 | 75 | 0.34 | 0.96 |
| 4 | Strawberries and similar | 5 | 80 | 0.27 | 1.31 | |
| Grains and grain‐based products | 3 | Cereal bran | 11 | 64 | 0.76 | 1.70 |
| 3 | Cereal and cereal‐like flours | 80 | 20 | 2.70 | 3.12 | |
| 3 | Cakes | 19 | 42 | 2.41 | 5.78 | |
| 3 | Breakfast cereals, plain | 57 | 26 | 2.54 | 3.08 | |
| 3 | Biscuits | 86 | 33 | 3.38 | 4.53 | |
| 3 | Muesli and similar mixed breakfast cereals | 130 | 45 | 2.31 | 3.80 | |
| 3 | Yeast leavened pastry | 7 | 0 | 4.86 | 4.86 | |
| 3 | Various pastry | 21 | 10 | 2.79 | 2.95 | |
| 3 | Semolina | 207 | 30 | 1.84 | 2.56 | |
| 3 | Rusk | 11 | 64 | 0.94 | 2.43 | |
| 3 | Processed and mixed breakfast cereals | 81 | 30 | 2.89 | 3.20 | |
| 3 | Crisp bread | 35 | 66 | 0.49 | 2.19 | |
| 3 | Leavened bread and similar | 114 | 75 | 0.39 | 1.94 | |
| 4 | Pasta, plain (not stuffed), uncooked | 321 | 40 | 3.33 | 3.71 | |
| 4 | Groats (not from wheat) | 25 | 60 | 0.86 | 3.49 | |
| 4 | Breadcrumbs | 66 | 27 | 1.34 | 1.93 | |
| 4 | All cereal grains except rice | 40 | 55 | 1.00 | 1.88 | |
| 4 | Wheat groats | 19 | 32 | 1.57 | 2.95 | |
| 4 | Rice and similar‐ | 404 | 35 | 2.63 | 3.28 | |
| 4 | Raw doughs and pre‐mixes | 48 | 60 | 1.17 | 3.13 | |
| 4 | Pasta‐like products | 27 | 48 | 2.40 | 3.35 | |
| 5 | Bread and similar products | 240 | 60 | 0.87 | 2.20 | |
| 5 | Fine bakery wares, unspecified | 6 | 0 (a) | 7.84 | 8.73 | |
| 5 | Pasta and similar products, unspecified | 7 | 29 | 14.69 | 14.96 | |
| 5 | Pita bread | 12 | 75 | 4.13 | 5.63 | |
| Legumes, nuts, oilseeds and spices | 3 | Tree nuts | 88 | 33 | 2.73 | 2.96 |
| 3 | Pulses (dried legume seeds) | 40 | 15 | 1.09 | 1.14 | |
| 3 | Oilseeds | 49 | 43 | 2.00 | 2.41 | |
| 3 | Legumes fresh seeds (beans, peas, etc.) | 7 | 43 | 0.76 | 1.03 | |
| 3 | Fruit spices | 18 | 17 | 2.25 | 3.00 | |
| 4 | Pulses flour | 8 | 0 (a) | 5.48 | 5.51 | |
| Major isolated ingredients, additives, flavours, baking and processing aids | 2 | Starches | 39 | 82 | 0.50 | 1.48 |
| Meat and meat products | 2 | Animal liver | 11 | 0 (a) | 4.93 | 5.21 |
| 2 | Animal kidney | 7 | 29 | 1.00 | 1.41 | |
| 3 | Fresh raw sausages | 7 | 57 | 1.21 | 1.93 | |
| 3 | Preserved or partly preserved sausages | 57 | 39 | 3.14 | 4.49 | |
| 3 | Cured pork fat | 6 | 0 | 6.10 | 6.10 | |
| Milk and dairy products | 2 | Dairy dessert and similar | 31 | 90 | 0.34 | 2.87 |
| 3 | Processed cheese and spreads | 40 | 10 | 11.24 | 12.42 | |
| 3 | Milk and dairy powders | 5 | 80 | 0.10 | 1.78 | |
| 3 | Milk | 21 | 5 | 0.35 | 0.46 | |
| 5 | Cheese (fresh, ripened, brined) | 164 | 26 | 3.69 | 5.57 | |
| Products for non‐standard diets, food imitates and food supplements | 3 | Meat imitates | 42 | 62 | 9.36 | 9.91 |
| 5 | Imitation cheese | 2 | 0 | 2.93 | 2.93 | |
| Seasoning, sauces and condiments | 3 | Gravy ingredients | 42 | 14 | 1.68 | 2.43 |
| 4 | Mayonnaise, hollandaise and related sauces | 17 | 94 | 0.06 | 0.54 | |
| 4 | Chutneys | 8 | 13 | 1.84 | 2.24 | |
| Starchy roots or tubers and products thereof, sugar plants | 5 | Potato flakes | 5 | 80 | 0.30 | 0.82 |
| 5 | Mashed potato powder | 9 | 22 | 0.89 | 1.46 | |
| 5 | Dried potato products | 12 | 67 | 0.93 | 1.18 | |
| Sugar and similar, confectionery and water‐based sweet desserts | 3 | Sweet bars and other formed sweet masses | 8 | 50 | 4.69 | 5.53 |
| 3 | Candies (soft and hard) | 39 | 23 | 5.27 | 5.48 | |
| 4 | Sucrose (common sugar) | 5 | 40 | 0.45 | 0.93 | |
| 5 | Pralines | 61 | 23 | 2.24 | 2.75 | |
| 5 | Milk chocolate | 286 | 21 | 3.22 | 3.84 | |
| 5 | Filled chocolate | 20 | 30 | 2.84 | 3.51 | |
| 5 | White chocolate | 11 | 0 (a) | 2.00 | 2.10 | |
| 5 | Couverture chocolate | 22 | 27 | 5.53 | 5.91 | |
| 5 | Chocolate spread | 5 | 20 | 2.17 | 3.57 | |
| 5 | Chocolate coated confectionery | 13 | 0 | 19.08 | 19.15 | |
| 5 | Chocolate and similar | 188 | 24 | 3.60 | 4.80 | |
| 5 | Bitter chocolate | 54 | 22 | 4.19 | 5.53 | |
| Vegetables and vegetable products | 5 | Spinaches | 7 | 71 | 0.71 | 1.21 |
(a)
Although all samples were quantified for this particular food group, the presence of quantified and non‐quantified C‐fractions within some of the quantified samples explains the differences between LB and UB mean estimations.
(b)
Olive oil refers to food samples reported as ‘Olive oil, virgin or extra‐virgin’ and ‘Olive oil, refined’.
(c)
Most of the samples of Infant formula/Follow‐on formula analysed for MOAH and MOSH were powder samples. The values shown in the table are obtained after applying a dilution factor of eight prior to the linkage to the consumption data (EFSA, 2018b).