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. 2015 Dec 21;5(9):68–77. doi: 10.5696/2156-9614-5-9.68

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