Meat And Poultry Purees in the HMI library has 37 reported results for lead, cadmium, total arsenic, total mercury, nickel, chromium and uranium from 2 sources.1GEMS/Food Contaminants database heavy-metal exportsGEMS/Food Contamination Monitoring and Assessment ProgrammeRead source →2FY2018-FY2020 TDS Elements Analytical ResultsFDA Total Diet StudyRead source →
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Metals measured:
Lead, cadmium, total arsenic, total mercury, nickel and chromium and others, in 37 results from 2 sources.1GEMS/Food Contaminants database heavy-metal exportsGEMS/Food Contamination Monitoring and Assessment ProgrammeRead source →2FY2018-FY2020 TDS Elements Analytical ResultsFDA Total Diet StudyRead source →
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Main drivers:
Form, basis and where the meat And Poultry Purees was sampled; reporting limits decide how many results are non-detects.1GEMS/Food Contaminants database heavy-metal exportsGEMS/Food Contamination Monitoring and Assessment ProgrammeRead source →2FY2018-FY2020 TDS Elements Analytical ResultsFDA Total Diet StudyRead source →
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Practical framing:
Ask for lot results with a quantification limit well below the limit that applies in the destination market.1GEMS/Food Contaminants database heavy-metal exportsGEMS/Food Contamination Monitoring and Assessment ProgrammeRead source →2FY2018-FY2020 TDS Elements Analytical ResultsFDA Total Diet StudyRead source →
Meat And Poultry Purees overview
Meat And Poultry Purees in the HMI library has 37 reported results for lead, cadmium, total arsenic, total mercury, nickel, chromium and uranium from 2 sources.1GEMS/Food Contaminants database heavy-metal exportsGEMS/Food Contamination Monitoring and Assessment ProgrammeRead source →2FY2018-FY2020 TDS Elements Analytical ResultsFDA Total Diet StudyRead source → WHO GEMS/Food submissions reported lead in meat And Poultry Purees, as sold from 103 results in 1 reporting region, with subgroup medians below 7 µg/kg, mostly non-detects.1GEMS/Food Contaminants database heavy-metal exportsGEMS/Food Contamination Monitoring and Assessment ProgrammeRead source → In the US Total Diet Study, meat And Poultry Purees, as sold had a median lead result below 4 µg/kg across 3 composites from 2018–2020.2FY2018-FY2020 TDS Elements Analytical ResultsFDA Total Diet StudyRead source →
For a buyer the practical points are the form bought, the basis a result is reported on, where the meat And Poultry Purees came from and the laboratory’s reporting limit. Testing finds contamination but does not remove it.
What counts as meat And Poultry Purees
This page covers meat And Poultry Purees, as sold (37 results).1GEMS/Food Contaminants database heavy-metal exportsGEMS/Food Contamination Monitoring and Assessment ProgrammeRead source →2FY2018-FY2020 TDS Elements Analytical ResultsFDA Total Diet StudyRead source →
Results stay on the basis each source reports: as sold or fresh weight, dry weight, or unstated. Dry-weight, as-sold and unstated results are never pooled, and no moisture conversion is applied.
Heavy metal contamination profile of meat And Poultry Purees
The table holds every extracted meat And Poultry Purees result: one row for each statistic a source reports for a form, group and metal, 37 rows in all, grouped by metal and form; percentiles, ranges and maxima for the same samples as a mean or median are shown on that row.1GEMS/Food Contaminants database heavy-metal exportsGEMS/Food Contamination Monitoring and Assessment ProgrammeRead source →2FY2018-FY2020 TDS Elements Analytical ResultsFDA Total Diet StudyRead source → Monitoring medians are HMI calculations from individual submissions; non-detects remain intervals between zero and the reporting limit and are never read as zero.1GEMS/Food Contaminants database heavy-metal exportsGEMS/Food Contamination Monitoring and Assessment ProgrammeRead source →
9 rows can be rated against an HMI reference for the same form and basis, 0 rows have a direct same-study comparison, and the rest stay unrated with the reason recorded.
Comparison methods and scope
Each row is one statistic a source reports for one form of meat and poultry purees, group and metal; percentiles, ranges and maxima reported for the same samples as a mean or median are shown on that row. Different forms and preparation states are kept apart, and dry-weight results never share a reference with as-sold or fresh-weight results. Ratings place a result against an HMI reference built from monitoring results and ordinary-setting medians for the same form and basis. Same-study contrasts compare a contaminated or treated site with its control, targeted with random sampling, a prepared form with the unprocessed one, or one group of a study with the median of its other groups. Held rows failed a check against their own source and are shown but not compared.
First displayed analyte: Lead: 7 findings from 2 sources. Each row retains its statistic and measurement basis.
Filter findings
37 of 37 findings · 7 analytes
About this table
| Food form | Collection scope | Finding (µg/kg) | Comparison | Evidence |
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7 findings · 2 studies | ||||
| Meat And Poultry Purees, as soldWHO GEMS/Food | PAHO2000–2005 | median. | ||
| Meat And Poultry Purees, as soldWHO GEMS/Food | PAHO2003–2017 | median. | ||
| Meat And Poultry Purees, as soldFDA Total Diet Study | 1 collection regions2018–2020 | median. | ||
| Meat And Poultry Purees, as soldFDA Total Diet Study | 1 collection regions2018–2020 | median. | ||
| Meat And Poultry Purees, as soldFDA Total Diet Study | 5 collection regions2018–2020 | median. | ||
| Meat And Poultry Purees, as soldFDA Total Diet Study | 6 collection regions2018–2020 | median. | ||
| Meat And Poultry Purees, as soldFDA Total Diet Study | 6 collection regions2018–2020 | median. | ||
5 findings · 1 study | ||||
| Meat And Poultry Purees, as soldFDA Total Diet Study | 1 collection regions2018–2020 | median. | ||
| Meat And Poultry Purees, as soldFDA Total Diet Study | 1 collection regions2018–2020 | median. | ||
| Meat And Poultry Purees, as soldFDA Total Diet Study | 5 collection regions2018–2020 | median. | ||
| Meat And Poultry Purees, as soldFDA Total Diet Study | 6 collection regions2018–2020 | median. | ||
| Meat And Poultry Purees, as soldFDA Total Diet Study | 6 collection regions2018–2020 | median. | ||
5 findings · 1 study | ||||
| Meat And Poultry Purees, as soldFDA Total Diet Study | 1 collection regions2018–2020 | median. | ||
| Meat And Poultry Purees, as soldFDA Total Diet Study | 1 collection regions2018–2020 | median. | ||
| Meat And Poultry Purees, as soldFDA Total Diet Study | 5 collection regions2018–2020 | median. | ||
| Meat And Poultry Purees, as soldFDA Total Diet Study | 6 collection regions2018–2020 | median. | ||
| Meat And Poultry Purees, as soldFDA Total Diet Study | 6 collection regions2018–2020 | median. | ||
5 findings · 1 study | ||||
| Meat And Poultry Purees, as soldFDA Total Diet Study | 1 collection regions2018–2020 | median. | ||
| Meat And Poultry Purees, as soldFDA Total Diet Study | 1 collection regions2018–2020 | median. | ||
| Meat And Poultry Purees, as soldFDA Total Diet Study | 5 collection regions2018–2020 | median. | ||
| Meat And Poultry Purees, as soldFDA Total Diet Study | 6 collection regions2018–2020 | median. | ||
| Meat And Poultry Purees, as soldFDA Total Diet Study | 6 collection regions2018–2020 | median. | ||
5 findings · 1 study | ||||
| Meat And Poultry Purees, as soldFDA Total Diet Study | 1 collection regions2018–2020 | median. | ||
| Meat And Poultry Purees, as soldFDA Total Diet Study | 1 collection regions2018–2020 | median. | ||
| Meat And Poultry Purees, as soldFDA Total Diet Study | 5 collection regions2018–2020 | median. | ||
| Meat And Poultry Purees, as soldFDA Total Diet Study | 6 collection regions2018–2020 | median. | ||
| Meat And Poultry Purees, as soldFDA Total Diet Study | 6 collection regions2018–2020 | median. | ||
5 findings · 1 study | ||||
| Meat And Poultry Purees, as soldFDA Total Diet Study | 1 collection regions2018–2020 | median. | ||
| Meat And Poultry Purees, as soldFDA Total Diet Study | 1 collection regions2018–2020 | median. | ||
| Meat And Poultry Purees, as soldFDA Total Diet Study | 5 collection regions2018–2020 | median. | ||
| Meat And Poultry Purees, as soldFDA Total Diet Study | 6 collection regions2018–2020 | median. | ||
| Meat And Poultry Purees, as soldFDA Total Diet Study | 6 collection regions2018–2020 | median. | ||
5 findings · 1 study | ||||
| Meat And Poultry Purees, as soldFDA Total Diet Study | 1 collection regions2018–2020 | median. | ||
| Meat And Poultry Purees, as soldFDA Total Diet Study | 1 collection regions2018–2020 | median. | ||
| Meat And Poultry Purees, as soldFDA Total Diet Study | 5 collection regions2018–2020 | median. | ||
| Meat And Poultry Purees, as soldFDA Total Diet Study | 6 collection regions2018–2020 | median. | ||
| Meat And Poultry Purees, as soldFDA Total Diet Study | 6 collection regions2018–2020 | median. | ||
Shared dataset methods and interpretation
Source summaries retain their original statistic, material, basis and censoring. Each source drawer identifies methods and overlapping samples. No matched reference or pooled distribution is inferred.
HMI meat and poultry purees Pb reference · Meat And Poultry Purees, as sold
Reference and scope
HMI meat and poultry purees Pb reference · Meat And Poultry Purees, as sold. Meat And Poultry Purees, as sold; As sold, as eaten or fresh weight, µg/kg; no moisture conversion. Distribution of subgroup median concentration values.
| Reference (µg/kg) | Q1 | Median | Q3 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Primary HMI reference | ≤4 | ≤7 | ≤7 |
| Alternative weighting | ≤4 | ≤7 | ≤7 |
37 reference units; 2 sampling families. Counts describe evidence units, not independent studies or certainty.
| Contributing family | Reference units | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| WHO GEMS/Food | 8 | 50% |
| FDA Total Diet Study | 29 | 50% |
Methods
HMI pools subgroup medians for meat and poultry purees, as sold on a as sold, as eaten or fresh weight basis: monitoring results summarized as one median per reporting region, sampling type and collection year, total diet composites and printed sample values as single observations, and printed subgroup medians from ordinary farms or markets. Each sampling family has equal total weight. Non-detects stay as zero-to-limit intervals, so quartiles carry lower and upper bounds. Means, ranges and maxima never enter as observations. Other forms, other bases, targeted sampling and results from mining, industrial, wastewater-affected, experimental, fertiliser or manufacturer settings are kept out of this reference.
Inverse weighted empirical CDF; midpoint at exact cumulative-weight boundaries. At least four reference units and a definitely positive Q1 to Q3 spread are required. This is a display eligibility rule, not statistical validation.
Limitations
2 sampling families with different designs; none is a probability sample of world supply. Reporting regions and purchase markets are not growing areas. Non-detects with differing limits widen the bounds. A position is descriptive concentration, not a safety or compliance judgment.
Admitted source families
Reference version and interpretation
Frozen evidence selection: 2026-10-22. Method: hmi-pooled-reference-v2.
hmi-pooled-reference-v2:meat-and-poultry-purees-3f9a3c29afe0:0ce3af04c050
The reference is computed by HMI from admitted evidence, not copied from a study baseline. It describes the evidence currently in this scope; it is not a worldwide or current-lot benchmark. Source, year and region filters do not change it. Different HMI scopes are not one common ranking.
HMI meat and poultry purees Cd reference · Meat And Poultry Purees, as sold
Reference and scope
HMI meat and poultry purees Cd reference · Meat And Poultry Purees, as sold. Meat And Poultry Purees, as sold; As sold, as eaten or fresh weight, µg/kg; no moisture conversion. Distribution of subgroup median concentration values.
| Reference (µg/kg) | Q1 | Median | Q3 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Primary HMI reference | ≤1 | ≤1 | 3.7 |
| Alternative weighting | ≤1 | ≤1 | 3.7 |
29 reference units; 1 sampling family. Counts describe evidence units, not independent studies or certainty.
| Contributing family | Reference units | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| FDA Total Diet Study | 29 | 100% |
Methods
HMI pools subgroup medians for meat and poultry purees, as sold on a as sold, as eaten or fresh weight basis: monitoring results summarized as one median per reporting region, sampling type and collection year, total diet composites and printed sample values as single observations, and printed subgroup medians from ordinary farms or markets. Each sampling family has equal total weight. Non-detects stay as zero-to-limit intervals, so quartiles carry lower and upper bounds. Means, ranges and maxima never enter as observations. Other forms, other bases, targeted sampling and results from mining, industrial, wastewater-affected, experimental, fertiliser or manufacturer settings are kept out of this reference.
Inverse weighted empirical CDF; midpoint at exact cumulative-weight boundaries. At least four reference units and a definitely positive Q1 to Q3 spread are required. This is a display eligibility rule, not statistical validation.
Limitations
FDA Total Diet Study is the only compatible sampling family for meat and poultry purees, as sold on this basis in the completed meat and poultry purees ledger, so this single-family reference cannot represent other markets. Reporting regions and purchase markets are not growing areas. Non-detects with differing limits widen the bounds. A position is descriptive concentration, not a safety or compliance judgment.
Admitted source families
Reference version and interpretation
Frozen evidence selection: 2026-10-22. Method: hmi-pooled-reference-v2.
hmi-pooled-reference-v2:meat-and-poultry-purees-a4729ab90f25:54b899299e72
The reference is computed by HMI from admitted evidence, not copied from a study baseline. It describes the evidence currently in this scope; it is not a worldwide or current-lot benchmark. Source, year and region filters do not change it. Different HMI scopes are not one common ranking.
HMI meat and poultry purees tAs reference · Meat And Poultry Purees, as sold
Reference and scope
HMI meat and poultry purees tAs reference · Meat And Poultry Purees, as sold. Meat And Poultry Purees, as sold; As sold, as eaten or fresh weight, µg/kg; no moisture conversion. Distribution of subgroup median concentration values.
| Reference (µg/kg) | Q1 | Median | Q3 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Primary HMI reference | ≤3 | ≤3 | 9.7 |
| Alternative weighting | ≤3 | ≤3 | 9.2 |
29 reference units; 1 sampling family. Counts describe evidence units, not independent studies or certainty.
| Contributing family | Reference units | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| FDA Total Diet Study | 29 | 100% |
Methods
HMI pools subgroup medians for meat and poultry purees, as sold on a as sold, as eaten or fresh weight basis: monitoring results summarized as one median per reporting region, sampling type and collection year, total diet composites and printed sample values as single observations, and printed subgroup medians from ordinary farms or markets. Each sampling family has equal total weight. Non-detects stay as zero-to-limit intervals, so quartiles carry lower and upper bounds. Means, ranges and maxima never enter as observations. Other forms, other bases, targeted sampling and results from mining, industrial, wastewater-affected, experimental, fertiliser or manufacturer settings are kept out of this reference.
Inverse weighted empirical CDF; midpoint at exact cumulative-weight boundaries. At least four reference units and a definitely positive Q1 to Q3 spread are required. This is a display eligibility rule, not statistical validation.
Limitations
FDA Total Diet Study is the only compatible sampling family for meat and poultry purees, as sold on this basis in the completed meat and poultry purees ledger, so this single-family reference cannot represent other markets. Reporting regions and purchase markets are not growing areas. Non-detects with differing limits widen the bounds. A position is descriptive concentration, not a safety or compliance judgment.
Admitted source families
Reference version and interpretation
Frozen evidence selection: 2026-10-22. Method: hmi-pooled-reference-v2.
hmi-pooled-reference-v2:meat-and-poultry-purees-e9f66acb5ef5:fb88f0824680
The reference is computed by HMI from admitted evidence, not copied from a study baseline. It describes the evidence currently in this scope; it is not a worldwide or current-lot benchmark. Source, year and region filters do not change it. Different HMI scopes are not one common ranking.
HMI meat and poultry purees tHg reference · Meat And Poultry Purees, as sold
Reference and scope
HMI meat and poultry purees tHg reference · Meat And Poultry Purees, as sold. Meat And Poultry Purees, as sold; As sold, as eaten or fresh weight, µg/kg; no moisture conversion. Distribution of subgroup median concentration values.
| Reference (µg/kg) | Q1 | Median | Q3 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Primary HMI reference | ≤1 | ≤1 | ≤1 |
| Alternative weighting | ≤1 | ≤1 | ≤1 |
29 reference units; 1 sampling family. Counts describe evidence units, not independent studies or certainty.
| Contributing family | Reference units | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| FDA Total Diet Study | 29 | 100% |
Methods
HMI pools subgroup medians for meat and poultry purees, as sold on a as sold, as eaten or fresh weight basis: monitoring results summarized as one median per reporting region, sampling type and collection year, total diet composites and printed sample values as single observations, and printed subgroup medians from ordinary farms or markets. Each sampling family has equal total weight. Non-detects stay as zero-to-limit intervals, so quartiles carry lower and upper bounds. Means, ranges and maxima never enter as observations. Other forms, other bases, targeted sampling and results from mining, industrial, wastewater-affected, experimental, fertiliser or manufacturer settings are kept out of this reference.
Inverse weighted empirical CDF; midpoint at exact cumulative-weight boundaries. At least four reference units and a definitely positive Q1 to Q3 spread are required. This is a display eligibility rule, not statistical validation.
Limitations
FDA Total Diet Study is the only compatible sampling family for meat and poultry purees, as sold on this basis in the completed meat and poultry purees ledger, so this single-family reference cannot represent other markets. Reporting regions and purchase markets are not growing areas. Non-detects with differing limits widen the bounds. A position is descriptive concentration, not a safety or compliance judgment.
Admitted source families
Reference version and interpretation
Frozen evidence selection: 2026-10-22. Method: hmi-pooled-reference-v2.
hmi-pooled-reference-v2:meat-and-poultry-purees-86c884269124:c17d48cf58ec
The reference is computed by HMI from admitted evidence, not copied from a study baseline. It describes the evidence currently in this scope; it is not a worldwide or current-lot benchmark. Source, year and region filters do not change it. Different HMI scopes are not one common ranking.
HMI meat and poultry purees Ni reference · Meat And Poultry Purees, as sold
Reference and scope
HMI meat and poultry purees Ni reference · Meat And Poultry Purees, as sold. Meat And Poultry Purees, as sold; As sold, as eaten or fresh weight, µg/kg; no moisture conversion. Distribution of subgroup median concentration values.
| Reference (µg/kg) | Q1 | Median | Q3 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Primary HMI reference | ≤40 | ≤40 | 49 |
| Alternative weighting | ≤40 | ≤40 | 49 |
29 reference units; 1 sampling family. Counts describe evidence units, not independent studies or certainty.
| Contributing family | Reference units | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| FDA Total Diet Study | 29 | 100% |
Methods
HMI pools subgroup medians for meat and poultry purees, as sold on a as sold, as eaten or fresh weight basis: monitoring results summarized as one median per reporting region, sampling type and collection year, total diet composites and printed sample values as single observations, and printed subgroup medians from ordinary farms or markets. Each sampling family has equal total weight. Non-detects stay as zero-to-limit intervals, so quartiles carry lower and upper bounds. Means, ranges and maxima never enter as observations. Other forms, other bases, targeted sampling and results from mining, industrial, wastewater-affected, experimental, fertiliser or manufacturer settings are kept out of this reference.
Inverse weighted empirical CDF; midpoint at exact cumulative-weight boundaries. At least four reference units and a definitely positive Q1 to Q3 spread are required. This is a display eligibility rule, not statistical validation.
Limitations
FDA Total Diet Study is the only compatible sampling family for meat and poultry purees, as sold on this basis in the completed meat and poultry purees ledger, so this single-family reference cannot represent other markets. Reporting regions and purchase markets are not growing areas. Non-detects with differing limits widen the bounds. A position is descriptive concentration, not a safety or compliance judgment.
Admitted source families
Reference version and interpretation
Frozen evidence selection: 2026-10-22. Method: hmi-pooled-reference-v2.
hmi-pooled-reference-v2:meat-and-poultry-purees-a939a9892291:4f0c39d2aa11
The reference is computed by HMI from admitted evidence, not copied from a study baseline. It describes the evidence currently in this scope; it is not a worldwide or current-lot benchmark. Source, year and region filters do not change it. Different HMI scopes are not one common ranking.
HMI meat and poultry purees Cr reference · Meat And Poultry Purees, as sold
Reference and scope
HMI meat and poultry purees Cr reference · Meat And Poultry Purees, as sold. Meat And Poultry Purees, as sold; As sold, as eaten or fresh weight, µg/kg; no moisture conversion. Distribution of subgroup median concentration values.
| Reference (µg/kg) | Q1 | Median | Q3 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Primary HMI reference | ≤50 | ≤50 | ≤50 |
| Alternative weighting | ≤50 | ≤50 | ≤50 |
29 reference units; 1 sampling family. Counts describe evidence units, not independent studies or certainty.
| Contributing family | Reference units | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| FDA Total Diet Study | 29 | 100% |
Methods
HMI pools subgroup medians for meat and poultry purees, as sold on a as sold, as eaten or fresh weight basis: monitoring results summarized as one median per reporting region, sampling type and collection year, total diet composites and printed sample values as single observations, and printed subgroup medians from ordinary farms or markets. Each sampling family has equal total weight. Non-detects stay as zero-to-limit intervals, so quartiles carry lower and upper bounds. Means, ranges and maxima never enter as observations. Other forms, other bases, targeted sampling and results from mining, industrial, wastewater-affected, experimental, fertiliser or manufacturer settings are kept out of this reference.
Inverse weighted empirical CDF; midpoint at exact cumulative-weight boundaries. At least four reference units and a definitely positive Q1 to Q3 spread are required. This is a display eligibility rule, not statistical validation.
Limitations
FDA Total Diet Study is the only compatible sampling family for meat and poultry purees, as sold on this basis in the completed meat and poultry purees ledger, so this single-family reference cannot represent other markets. Reporting regions and purchase markets are not growing areas. Non-detects with differing limits widen the bounds. A position is descriptive concentration, not a safety or compliance judgment.
Admitted source families
Reference version and interpretation
Frozen evidence selection: 2026-10-22. Method: hmi-pooled-reference-v2.
hmi-pooled-reference-v2:meat-and-poultry-purees-af6fe3a5d851:f6ae3988663d
The reference is computed by HMI from admitted evidence, not copied from a study baseline. It describes the evidence currently in this scope; it is not a worldwide or current-lot benchmark. Source, year and region filters do not change it. Different HMI scopes are not one common ranking.
HMI meat and poultry purees U reference · Meat And Poultry Purees, as sold
Reference and scope
HMI meat and poultry purees U reference · Meat And Poultry Purees, as sold. Meat And Poultry Purees, as sold; As sold, as eaten or fresh weight, µg/kg; no moisture conversion. Distribution of subgroup median concentration values.
| Reference (µg/kg) | Q1 | Median | Q3 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Primary HMI reference | ≤1 | ≤1 | ≤1 |
| Alternative weighting | ≤1 | ≤1 | ≤1 |
29 reference units; 1 sampling family. Counts describe evidence units, not independent studies or certainty.
| Contributing family | Reference units | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| FDA Total Diet Study | 29 | 100% |
Methods
HMI pools subgroup medians for meat and poultry purees, as sold on a as sold, as eaten or fresh weight basis: monitoring results summarized as one median per reporting region, sampling type and collection year, total diet composites and printed sample values as single observations, and printed subgroup medians from ordinary farms or markets. Each sampling family has equal total weight. Non-detects stay as zero-to-limit intervals, so quartiles carry lower and upper bounds. Means, ranges and maxima never enter as observations. Other forms, other bases, targeted sampling and results from mining, industrial, wastewater-affected, experimental, fertiliser or manufacturer settings are kept out of this reference.
Inverse weighted empirical CDF; midpoint at exact cumulative-weight boundaries. At least four reference units and a definitely positive Q1 to Q3 spread are required. This is a display eligibility rule, not statistical validation.
Limitations
FDA Total Diet Study is the only compatible sampling family for meat and poultry purees, as sold on this basis in the completed meat and poultry purees ledger, so this single-family reference cannot represent other markets. Reporting regions and purchase markets are not growing areas. Non-detects with differing limits widen the bounds. A position is descriptive concentration, not a safety or compliance judgment.
Admitted source families
Reference version and interpretation
Frozen evidence selection: 2026-10-22. Method: hmi-pooled-reference-v2.
hmi-pooled-reference-v2:meat-and-poultry-purees-e059eb98074e:c81ed5bf8b34
The reference is computed by HMI from admitted evidence, not copied from a study baseline. It describes the evidence currently in this scope; it is not a worldwide or current-lot benchmark. Source, year and region filters do not change it. Different HMI scopes are not one common ranking.
The result is below a reporting limit, and the range from zero to that limit crosses more than one band.
No findings match these filters. Change the selection or reset to show all source findings.
How metals reach meat And Poultry Purees
No study in the library compared meat And Poultry Purees from contaminated and ordinary settings, so the routes by which metals reach it are not measured here.
Which forms and regions measured lower
The HMI reference for lead in meat And Poultry Purees, as sold pools 37 subgroup units from 2 sampling families, with a median of below 7 µg/kg and a middle half spanning below 4 (lower quartile) and below 7 µg/kg (upper quartile).1GEMS/Food Contaminants database heavy-metal exportsGEMS/Food Contamination Monitoring and Assessment ProgrammeRead source →2FY2018-FY2020 TDS Elements Analytical ResultsFDA Total Diet StudyRead source → For cadmium in meat And Poultry Purees, as sold, the reference median was below 1 µg/kg, with a middle half from below 1 to 3.7 µg/kg across 29 units.2FY2018-FY2020 TDS Elements Analytical ResultsFDA Total Diet StudyRead source → For total arsenic in meat And Poultry Purees, as sold, the reference median was below 3 µg/kg, with a middle half from below 3 to 9.7 µg/kg across 29 units.2FY2018-FY2020 TDS Elements Analytical ResultsFDA Total Diet StudyRead source →
Processing, cooking and preparation
No processing study for metals in this food is in the library yet.
Mitigation for meat And Poultry Purees
Lot testing against the applicable limit is the check that can be verified.
No measured way to lower metals in this food is in the library yet.
Trade-offs and limits of controls
Metals do not move together, so a lot that passes a lead limit says little about cadmium, arsenic or nickel unless those are tested as well.
Testing meat And Poultry Purees for metals
Results depend on the method and its reporting limit. Reporting limits for lead ranged from 4 µg/kg (FDA Total Diet Study) to 3,000 µg/kg (WHO GEMS/Food), so a non-detect from a less sensitive method says much less.1GEMS/Food Contaminants database heavy-metal exportsGEMS/Food Contamination Monitoring and Assessment ProgrammeRead source →2FY2018-FY2020 TDS Elements Analytical ResultsFDA Total Diet StudyRead source → Reporting limits for cadmium were 1 µg/kg where sources stated them.2FY2018-FY2020 TDS Elements Analytical ResultsFDA Total Diet StudyRead source → Reporting limits for total arsenic were 3 µg/kg where sources stated them.2FY2018-FY2020 TDS Elements Analytical ResultsFDA Total Diet StudyRead source →
A useful lot result names the form, the basis and a quantification limit well below the limit that applies.
Buying and verifying meat And Poultry Purees
No maximum level for metals in meat And Poultry Purees was verified from primary text for this page; buyers should confirm the limit that applies in the destination market.
Exposure from meat And Poultry Purees
No source in the library converted meat And Poultry Purees concentrations into a verified estimate of intake for a defined population. Concentrations describe the food, not individual risk.
Evidence review and remaining gaps
Every source record that names meat And Poultry Purees was decided on its content: 2 occurrence extracted, 2 records in all. The occurrence table renders every extracted result; held values remain visible with their reason.
References identify the sources used in these answers. The Sources index preserves additional discovery links; inclusion there does not mean a source has been reviewed for this assessment. Corrections, completed searches, new direct evidence and changes in requirements should reopen the relevant answer.
Meat And Poultry Purees FAQs
What heavy metals are found in meat And Poultry Purees?
The library reports lead, cadmium, total arsenic, total mercury, nickel, chromium and uranium in meat And Poultry Purees, most often lead, cadmium and total arsenic.1GEMS/Food Contaminants database heavy-metal exportsGEMS/Food Contamination Monitoring and Assessment ProgrammeRead source →2FY2018-FY2020 TDS Elements Analytical ResultsFDA Total Diet StudyRead source → WHO GEMS/Food submissions reported lead in meat And Poultry Purees, as sold from 103 results in 1 reporting region, with subgroup medians below 7 µg/kg, mostly non-detects.1GEMS/Food Contaminants database heavy-metal exportsGEMS/Food Contamination Monitoring and Assessment ProgrammeRead source →
References
Works cited on this page, in citation-number order. See Sources for this page’s source inventory. Each title links to a source record with bibliographic details, reported findings, and document provenance.
- GEMS/Food Contaminants database heavy-metal exportsDataset
- FY2018-FY2020 TDS Elements Analytical ResultsDataset
Sources
Browse Meat And Poultry Purees Sources for sources cited on this page and additional discovery candidates. The searchable index distinguishes verified citation use from discovery relationships whose relevance has not been established.
Update history
22 October 2026: Rebuilt from every meat and poultry purees record in the library: 2 occurrence sources, references by form and basis, same-study contrasts.