FAO / WHO : Dietary intake of methylmercury. Evaluation of certain food additives and contaminants [2007]
Description:
The report provides the summary of the evaluation and conclusions of certain food additives and contaminants by the sixty-seventh joint FAO/WHO expert committee on food additives. The evaluation and toxicological data of methylmercury was reviewed. Guidelines for the provisional maximum tolerable weekly intake of methlymercury are stated and the sensitivity of different populations to mercury is discussed.
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Information provided forms an authoritative basis for the setting of national regulations and standards for food safety in support of public health.
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