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. 2021 Jan 29;19(1):e06380. doi: 10.2903/j.efsa.2021.6380

Table 3.

Samples analysed for iAs across FoodEx categories

Number of samples Left‐censored data (LC) Limit of quantification (LOQ, μg/kg)
N % LC Min Max
Grains and grain‐based products 2,928 485 17 0.005 100
Vegetables and vegetable products (including fungi) 589 403 69 0.3 110
Starchy roots and tubers 14 11 79 3 40
Legumes, nuts and oilseeds 179 175 98 5 90
Fruit and fruit products 87 69 79 0.04 100
Meat and meat products (including edible offal) 46 44 96 3.9 10
Fish and other seafood 938 546 58 0.002 90
Milk and dairy products 239 207 87 0.3 40
Eggs and egg products 6 6 100 10 10
Sugar and confectionary 37 37 100 10 20
Animal and vegetable fats and oils 27 27 100 40 40
Fruit and vegetable juices 70 52 74 1 40
Non‐alcoholic beverages (excepting milk‐based beverages) 1 1 100 20 20
Alcoholic beverages 45 44 98 4 20
Drinking water 7623 4574 60 0.0002 10
Herbs, spices and condiments 97 59 61 10 100
Food for infants and young children 482 241 50 0.04 100
Products for special nutritional use 108 59 55 0.3 100
Composite food (including frozen products) 72 19 26 2.2 77.5
Snacks, desserts and other foods 20 15 75 2 28
TOTAL 13,608 7,074 52