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. 2017 Sep 11;15(9):e04718. doi: 10.2903/j.efsa.2017.4718

Table 32.

Previous dietary exposure assessments of DON in different countries and regions

Country Population group Dietary exposure (μg/kg bw per day) Reference
Europe Adult

1.4a

0.22, 1.02 (means for different populations)

0.22, 1.11 (mean, minimum LB, maximum UB)

FAO/WHO (2001)

EFSA (2015)

EFSA (2014)

All regions 0.2–14.5 (means for different regions) FAO/WHO (2011)
Finland Adult

0.36, 0.72b

0.14, 0.28b

0.57, 1.14b

0.49, 0.98b

0.40, 0.80b

NCM (1998)

(Based on food balance sheets consumption data)

Denmark Adult
Iceland Adult
Norway Adult
Sweden Adult

France

Germany

Netherland

Norway

Portugal

Sweden

United Kingdom

Austria

Belgium

Denmark

Finland

Adult

Child

Adult

Infant 4 months

Adult

Child 1–6 years

Adult (male)

Adult (female)

Infant 6 months

Adult

Adult

Adult (female)

Adult (male)

4–6 years

< 1 year

Infant

Adult

13–18 years old

Adult

Adult

0.46, 0.89c

0.73, 1.51c

0.27, 0.38c

0.51, 0.60c

0.34c

0.76c

0.34, 0.61c

0.30, 0.53c

0.29, 0.44c

0.36, 1.00c

0.08, 0.13c

0.14c

0.18c

0.50c

0.48c

0.37c

0.29, 0.66c

0.25, 1.26c

0.17, 0.21c

0.14, 0.25c

SCOOP (2003)
Finland

EVIRA data

MTT data

0.04, 0.10b

0.08, 0.18b

Rautala et al. (2008)
France

Adult 15+ years

Child 3–14 years

Vegetarian

0.28, 0.57b

0.45, 0.93b

0.32, 0.96b

Leblanc et al. (2005)

Adult

Child

0.38, 0.72b

0.56, 1.03b

ANSES (2011)
The Netherlands

Child 1year old

Child

Child 1 year old

0.66a

0.29a

0.30, 0.50b

Schothorst et al. (2005)

Bakker et al. (1994)

Boon et al. (2009)

Norway

Child 1–2 years old

Adult

0.89, 1.80d

0.27, 0.55d

NVK (2013)
New Zealand Not reported 0.01a Cressey and Thomson (2006)
Japan

Total (year 2005)

Child < 1 year old (year 2003)

Child 1–6 years old (year 2003)

0.01–0.02

0.17a

0.36a

FSCJ (2010)

bw, body weight; LB: lower bound; UB: upper bound.

a

Overall mean.

b

Average consumer and high consumer (consumption at 95th percentile).

c

Mean 1 and mean 2 in the SCOOP study: mean food consumption and mean 1 (count for all values, middle bound (MB)) or 2 (count for only positive values, UB) occurrence data. Where only one is shown, mean 1 is used.

d

Based on occurrence data of earlier and later years. For details see NVK (2013).