Food Safety - Agriculture and Fisheries
Recommendations and Evidence
Content
- Safe Levels of Mercury for Consumption
- Mercury Contamination and Safe Consumption Amounts of Fish for Children and Adults
- Disease/Health Risks of Rice Consumption
1. Safe Levels of Mercury for Consumption
Recommendation
The Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives (JECFA) set a provisional tolerable weekly intake level of 1.6 μg methylmercury per kg body weight. This recommendation applies to all age groups, although embryos, fetuses, infants and children are more
Recommendation
The Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives (JECFA) set a provisional tolerable weekly intake level of 1.6 μg methylmercury per kg body weight. This recommendation applies to all age groups, although embryos, fetuses, infants and children are more