Table 23.
Estimated amount of ground linseed (g/eating occasion) that can be consumed without exceeding the ARfD of 20 μg/kg bw using the highest CN level reported in the EFSA database as an occurrence value
| Linseed | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age | Body weight (kg) | Total CN (mg/kg) | Correction factor | ARfD (mg/kg bw) | Maximum consumption (g/eating occasion) | ||||
| P5 | Mean | P95 | P5 | Mean | P95 | ||||
| Toddlers | 8.7 | 11.9 | 15.9 | 407a | 3 | 0.02 | 1.3 | 1.7 | 2.3 |
| Other children | 14 | 23.1 | 37 | 407a | 3 | 0.02 | 2.1 | 3.4 | 5.5 |
| Young adolescents | 29.4 | 43.4 | 62 | 407a | 3 | 0.02 | 4.3 | 6.4 | 9.4 |
| Adolescents | 45 | 61.3 | 83 | 407a | 3 | 0.02 | 6.6 | 9.0 | 12.2 |
| Adults | 52 | 73.9 | 100 | 407a | 3 | 0.02 | 7.7 | 10.9 | 14.7 |
bw: body weight; P5: 5th percentile; P95: 95th percentile; ARfD: acute reference dose.
a
Highest concentration reported in the EFSA data base.