Table 18.

Overview of previously reported dietary exposure levels

Age groupa	Location	Mean dietary exposure (μg/kg bw per day	High dietary exposure (μg/kg bw per day	Reference
Infants	EU	0.09–0.22	0.89–0.97	EFSA (2011d)
Infants	USA, EU and Brazil	0.27–1.01	0.99–1.34	FAO/WHO (2011)
Infants	France	0.14–0.84	0.28–1.52	Anses (2016)
Infants	Norway	0.62–0.65	1.43	VKM (2012)
Infants	Canada	0.65	1.76	Health Canada (2016)
Toddlers	EU	0.05–0.31	0.15–1.38	EFSA (2011d)
Toddlers	France	0.37	0.78	Anses (2016)
Toddlers	Canada	0.32	0.70	Health Canada (2016)
Children 1–6 years	USA, EU and Brazil	0.08–0.23	n.a.	FAO/WHO (2011)
Other children	EU	0.04–0.22	0.06–0.46	EFSA (2011d)
Adolescents	EU	0.02–0.13	0.05–0.31	EFSA (2011d)
Adults (> 18 years)	EU	0.03–0.59	0.08–1.29	EFSA (2011d)
Adults	USA, EU and Brazil	0.25–1.17	0.6–2.22	FAO/WHO (2011)
Adults (18–70 years)	Norway	0.27	0.77	VKM (2012)
Adults (> 18 years)	Canada	0.14–0.21	0.33–0.48	Health Canada (2016)

n.a.: not available; bw: body weight.

^aData are organised according to age classes specified in Section 2.4 unless otherwise specified.