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. 2022 May 3;20(5):e07286. doi: 10.2903/j.efsa.2022.7286

Table A.1 Chronic dietary exposure of consumers to residues of BHT per population class, country and survey (mg/kg body weight per day) based on residue data

Population class Survey's country Number of subjects Highest reliable percentile value Highest reliable percentile description
Infants Bulgaria 523 0.00612 95th
Infants Germany 142 0.00204 95th
Infants Denmark 799 0.00270 95th
Infants Finland 427 0.00159 95th
Infants Italy 9 0.00077 50th
Infants United Kingdom 1,251 0.00307 95th
Toddlers Belgium 36 0.00387 90th
Toddlers Bulgaria 428 0.00683 95th
Toddlers Germany 348 0.00399 95th
Toddlers Denmark 917 0.00357 95th
Toddlers Spain 17 0.00518 75th
Toddlers Finland 500 0.00338 95th
Toddlers Italy 36 0.00363 90th
Toddlers Netherlands 322 0.00425 95th
Toddlers United Kingdom 1,314 0.00431 95th
Toddlers United Kingdom 185 0.00392 95th
Other children Austria 128 0.00393 95th
Other children Belgium 625 0.00419 95th
Other children Bulgaria 433 0.00595 95th
Other children Germany 293 0.00365 95th
Other children Germany 835 0.00340 95th
Other children Denmark 298 0.00312 95th
Other children Spain 399 0.00444 95th
Other children Spain 156 0.00598 95th
Other children Finland 750 0.00383 95th
Other children France 482 0.00419 95th
Other children Greece 838 0.00453 95th
Other children Italy 193 0.00406 95th
Other children Latvia 187 0.00342 95th
Other children Netherlands 957 0.00357 95th
Other children Netherlands 447 0.00323 95th
Other children Sweden 1,473 0.00327 95th
Other children Czechia 389 0.00506 95th
Other children United Kingdom 651 0.00336 95th
Adolescents Austria 237 0.00263 95th
Adolescents Belgium 576 0.00173 95th
Adolescents Cyprus 303 0.00164 95th
Adolescents Germany 393 0.00264 95th
Adolescents Germany 1,011 0.00164 95th
Adolescents Denmark 377 0.00168 95th
Adolescents Spain 651 0.00282 95th
Adolescents Spain 209 0.00369 95th
Adolescents Spain 86 0.00227 95th
Adolescents Finland 306 0.00172 95th
Adolescents France 973 0.00245 95th
Adolescents Italy 247 0.00231 95th
Adolescents Latvia 453 0.00260 95th
Adolescents Netherlands 1,142 0.00231 95th
Adolescents Sweden 1,018 0.00201 95th
Adolescents Czechia 298 0.00336 95th
Adolescents United Kingdom 666 0.00190 95th
Adults Austria 308 0.00186 95th
Adults Belgium 1,292 0.00156 95th
Adults Germany 10,419 0.00160 95th
Adults Denmark 1,739 0.00126 95th
Adults Spain 981 0.00214 95th
Adults Spain 410 0.00200 95th
Adults Finland 1,295 0.00182 95th
Adults France 2,276 0.00174 95th
Adults Hungary 1,074 0.00254 95th
Adults Ireland 1,274 0.00175 95th
Adults Italy 2,313 0.00159 95th
Adults Latvia 1,271 0.00208 95th
Adults Netherlands 2,055 0.00176 95th
Adults Romania 1,254 0.00278 95th
Adults Sweden 1,430 0.00206 95th
Adults Czechia 1,666 0.00218 95th
Adults United Kingdom 1,265 0.00146 95th
Elderly Austria 67 0.00186 95th
Elderly Belgium 511 0.00140 95th
Elderly Germany 2,006 0.00147 95th
Elderly Denmark 274 0.00130 95th
Elderly Finland 413 0.00146 95th
Elderly France 264 0.00160 95th
Elderly Hungary 206 0.00207 95th
Elderly Ireland 149 0.00169 95th
Elderly Italy 289 0.00135 95th
Elderly Netherlands 173 0.00142 95th
Elderly Netherlands 289 0.00143 95th
Elderly Romania 83 0.00259 95th
Elderly Sweden 295 0.00191 95th
Elderly United Kingdom 166 0.00134 95th
Very elderly Austria 25 0.00106 75th
Very elderly Belgium 704 0.00150 95th
Very elderly Germany 490 0.00145 95th
Very elderly Denmark 12 0.00099 75th
Very elderly France 84 0.00157 95th
Very elderly Hungary 80 0.00209 95th
Very elderly Ireland 77 0.00180 95th
Very elderly Italy 228 0.00129 95th
Very elderly Netherlands 450 0.00133 95th
Very elderly Romania 45 0.00225 90th
Very elderly Sweden 72 0.00205 95th
Very elderly United Kingdom 139 0.00127 95th

BHT: butylated hydroxytoluene.