| BW | Body Weight |
| Cd | Cadmium |
| EFSA | European Food Safety Authority |
| EU | European Union |
| FDA | Food and Drug Administration |
| FAO | Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations |
| JECFA | Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives |
| MLs | Maximum Levels of contaminants and toxins in food |
| NHANES | National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey |
| PTMI | Provisional Tolerable Monthly Intake |
| TDS | Total Diet Study |
| TWI | Tolerable Weekly Intake |
| WHO | World Health Organization |
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