Table 4.
Minimum and Maximum Average Daily Exposure Value per kg/day Due to Ingestion of Contaminated Poultry
Metal | Broiler Chicken |
Deshi Chicken |
Free-ranging Chicken |
*Permitted Maximum Tolerable Daily Intake by FAO/WHO | |||
Exposure rate (minimum avg) mg/kg/day | Exposure rate (maximum avg) mg/kg/day | Exposure rate (minimum avg) mg/kg/day | Exposure rate (maximum avg) mg/kg/day | Exposure rate (minimum avg) mg/kg/day | Exposure rate (maximum avg) mg/kg/day | ||
Cr | 0.006 | 0.023 | 0.004 | 0.012 | 0.003 | 0.041 | 11 mg/kg/day |
Cd | 0.0003 | 0.0009 | 0.0003 | 0.0005 | 0.0004 | 0.0007 | 0.005 mg/kg/day |
Pb | 0.015 | 0.022 | 0.012 | 0.021 | 0.037 | 0.042 | 0.005 mg/kg/day |
*PMTDI: Permitted Maximum Tolerable Daily Intake a: tolerable intake suggested by the FAO/WHO, #Lenntech (2011), *JOINT FAO/WHO Food Standards Program, Codex Committee on Contaminants in Food, 2011