Abbreviations - Statement on potential risks from cadmium in the diet of infants
In this guide
In this guide
Cd |
cadmium |
Cd(II) |
divalent cadmium ions |
bw |
body weight |
COT |
Committee on Toxicity |
DEFRA |
Department of the Environment Food and Rural Affairs |
DH – |
Department of Health |
DNSIYC |
Diet and Nutrition Survey of Infants and Young Children |
DWI |
Drinking Water Inspectorate |
EFSA |
European Food Safety Authority |
EU |
European Union |
FAO |
Food and Agriculture Organization |
FSA |
Food Standards Agency |
g |
grams |
HBGV |
Health Based Guidance Value (TWI or PTMI qv) |
IARC |
International Agency for Research on Cancer |
JECFA |
Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives |
kg |
kilogram |
LB |
Lower Bound |
LOD |
Limit Of Detection |
μg/kg |
micrograms/kilogram |
μg/L |
micrograms/litre |
mg/kg |
milligrams/kilogram |
mL/day |
millilitres/day |
MT |
metallothionein |
NDNS |
National Diet and Nutrition Survey |
ng/m3 |
nanograms per cubic metre |
PTMI |
Provisional Tolerable Monthly Intake |
SACN |
Scientific Advisory Committee on Nutrition |
TDS |
Total Diet Study |
TWI |
Tolerable Weekly Intake |
UB |
Upper Bound |
UK |
United Kingdom |
US EPA |
United States Environmental Protection Agency |
WHO |
World Health Organization |