TABLE 16.
Number of samples, % of left‐censored results and LB and UB mean concentration and maximum quantified concentration for each Level 1 of the FoodEx2 classification from occurrence data submitted to EFSA for TBBPA and two derivatives TBBPA‐bME and TBBPA‐bDiBPrE (ng/kg ww) in the final data set.
| Abbreviation | FoodEx2 Level 1 | N | %LC | Mean LB | Mean MB | Mean UB a | Max quant. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TBBPA | Meat and meat products | 418 | 64% | 1.42 | 16.81 | 32.21 | 100 |
| TBBPA | Fish and seafood | 1376 | 78% | 17.52 | 51.41 | 85.29 | 13,000 |
| TBBPA | Milk and dairy products | 157 | 82% | 0.17 | 4.02 | 7.86 | 4.71 |
| TBBPA | Eggs and egg products | 139 | 74% | 0.46 | 3.90 | 7.34 | 5.66 |
| TBBPA‐bDiBPrE | Meat and meat products | 90 | 97% | 0.31 | 6.62 | 12.94 | 11.51 |
| TBBPA‐bDiBPrE | Fish and seafood | 188 | 85% | 17.29 | 22.70 | 28.11 | 1700 |
| TBBPA‐bDiBPrE | Eggs and egg products | 39 | 97% | 0.24 | 6.32 | 12.40 | 9.49 |
| TBBPA‐bME | Meat and meat products | 103 | 98% | 0.001 | 0.25 | 0.49 | 0.08 |
| TBBPA‐bME | Fish and seafood | 188 | 60% | 0.43 | 0.48 | 0.53 | 10.00 |
| TBBPA‐bME | Eggs and egg products | 39 | 97% | 0.002 | 1.07 | 2.15 | 0.07 |
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The mean UB concentration is in certain cases higher than the maximum quantified value because it is calculated using the substitution method described in Section 2.3.2 thus, it is affected by analytical methods LOQs, that can be higher than maximum quantified values.