Table 3. The metal concentrations in fabricated policosanol.

Items	Detected concentrations (mg/kg)	Maximum levels of contaminants in foods (mg/kg)
As	0.054	0.100 b
Pb	<0.100	3.000 a
Hg	<0.010	0.100 a
Cd	<0.050	1.000 a
Al	31.700	10.000 c

^a Data are from the literature (food supplements) [38].

^b Data are from the literature [39].

^c Data are from the literature [40, 41].