Table 6.
Comparison of cadmium maximum levels (MLs) in foodstuffs (mg/kg)
| China | ESFA | WHO | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rice, soybean |
0.2 |
0.2 |
0.4 |
| Wheat, bran, germ |
0.1 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
| Other cereals |
0.1 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
| Peanut |
0.5 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
| Vegetables and fruit, excluding leaf |
0.05 |
0.05 |
0.05 |
| Vegetables, fresh herbs, fungi, stem | |||
| Vegetables, root vegetables, and potatoes | |||
| Stem vegetables, root vegetables and potatoes, excluding celeriac. |
0.1 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
| Leaf vegetables, fresh herbs, celeriac and common mushroom |
0.2 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
| Meat (excluding offal) of bovine animals, sheep, pig, and poultry |
0.1 |
0.05 |
0.05 |
| Liver of bovine animals |
0.5 |
0.5 |
0.5 |
| Kidney of bovine animals |
1 |
1 |
1 |
| Muscle meat of fish, excluding Bonito and bullet tuna |
0.1 |
0.05 |
0.05-1 |
| Crustaceans |
|
0.5 |
0.05-1 |
| Bivalve molluscs and Cephalopods |
|
1 |
2 |
| Egg | 0.05 |