Heavy metals in Mixed Meals

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Mixed Meals in the HMI library has 322 reported results for lead, cadmium, total arsenic, inorganic arsenic, dimethylarsinic acid, total mercury, methylmercury, nickel, chromium, aluminium, tin and uranium from 8 sources.^{1World Health Organization · 2026GEMS/Food Contaminants database heavy-metal exportsGEMS/Food Contamination Monitoring and Assessment ProgrammeRead source →}^{2U.S. Food and Drug Administration · 2022FY2018-FY2020 TDS Elements Analytical ResultsFDA Total Diet StudyRead source →}^{3European Food Safety Authority · 2012Cadmium dietary exposure in the European populationEFSA Journal 2012;10(1):2551Read source →}^{4Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives · 2022Cadmium: dietary exposure assessmentWHO Food Additives Series, No. 82 (Safety evaluation of certain contaminants in food, prepared by the 91st meeting of JECFA)Read source →}^{5EFSA, Arcella D, Cascio C, Gómez Ruiz JA · 2021Chronic dietary exposure to inorganic arsenicEFSA JournalRead source →}^{6European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) · 2014Dietary exposure to inorganic arsenic in the European populationEFSA Journal 2014;12(3):3597Read source →}

Metals measured:
Lead, cadmium, total arsenic, inorganic arsenic, dimethylarsinic acid and total mercury and others, in 322 results from 8 sources.^{1World Health Organization · 2026GEMS/Food Contaminants database heavy-metal exportsGEMS/Food Contamination Monitoring and Assessment ProgrammeRead source →}^{2U.S. Food and Drug Administration · 2022FY2018-FY2020 TDS Elements Analytical ResultsFDA Total Diet StudyRead source →}^{3European Food Safety Authority · 2012Cadmium dietary exposure in the European populationEFSA Journal 2012;10(1):2551Read source →}^{4Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives · 2022Cadmium: dietary exposure assessmentWHO Food Additives Series, No. 82 (Safety evaluation of certain contaminants in food, prepared by the 91st meeting of JECFA)Read source →}
Main drivers:
Form, basis and where the mixed Meals was sampled; reporting limits decide how many results are non-detects.^{1World Health Organization · 2026GEMS/Food Contaminants database heavy-metal exportsGEMS/Food Contamination Monitoring and Assessment ProgrammeRead source →}^{2U.S. Food and Drug Administration · 2022FY2018-FY2020 TDS Elements Analytical ResultsFDA Total Diet StudyRead source →}^{3European Food Safety Authority · 2012Cadmium dietary exposure in the European populationEFSA Journal 2012;10(1):2551Read source →}^{4Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives · 2022Cadmium: dietary exposure assessmentWHO Food Additives Series, No. 82 (Safety evaluation of certain contaminants in food, prepared by the 91st meeting of JECFA)Read source →}
Practical framing:
Ask for lot results with a quantification limit well below the limit that applies in the destination market.^{1World Health Organization · 2026GEMS/Food Contaminants database heavy-metal exportsGEMS/Food Contamination Monitoring and Assessment ProgrammeRead source →}^{2U.S. Food and Drug Administration · 2022FY2018-FY2020 TDS Elements Analytical ResultsFDA Total Diet StudyRead source →}^{3European Food Safety Authority · 2012Cadmium dietary exposure in the European populationEFSA Journal 2012;10(1):2551Read source →}^{4Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives · 2022Cadmium: dietary exposure assessmentWHO Food Additives Series, No. 82 (Safety evaluation of certain contaminants in food, prepared by the 91st meeting of JECFA)Read source →}

Mixed Meals overview

Mixed Meals in the HMI library has 322 reported results for lead, cadmium, total arsenic, inorganic arsenic, dimethylarsinic acid, total mercury, methylmercury, nickel, chromium, aluminium, tin and uranium from 8 sources.^{1World Health Organization · 2026GEMS/Food Contaminants database heavy-metal exportsGEMS/Food Contamination Monitoring and Assessment ProgrammeRead source →}^{2U.S. Food and Drug Administration · 2022FY2018-FY2020 TDS Elements Analytical ResultsFDA Total Diet StudyRead source →}^{3European Food Safety Authority · 2012Cadmium dietary exposure in the European populationEFSA Journal 2012;10(1):2551Read source →}^{4Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives · 2022Cadmium: dietary exposure assessmentWHO Food Additives Series, No. 82 (Safety evaluation of certain contaminants in food, prepared by the 91st meeting of JECFA)Read source →}^{5EFSA, Arcella D, Cascio C, Gómez Ruiz JA · 2021Chronic dietary exposure to inorganic arsenicEFSA JournalRead source →}^{6European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) · 2014Dietary exposure to inorganic arsenic in the European populationEFSA Journal 2014;12(3):3597Read source →} WHO GEMS/Food submissions reported lead in mixed Meals, as sold from 1,888 results in 3 reporting regions, with subgroup medians from 2.65 to 18 µg/kg.^{1World Health Organization · 2026GEMS/Food Contaminants database heavy-metal exportsGEMS/Food Contamination Monitoring and Assessment ProgrammeRead source →} In the US Total Diet Study, mixed Meals, as sold had a median lead result below 4 µg/kg across 2 composites from 2018–2019.^{2U.S. Food and Drug Administration · 2022FY2018-FY2020 TDS Elements Analytical ResultsFDA Total Diet StudyRead source →}

Across 2 other studies of ordinary farms and markets, reported cadmium means and medians with the basis not stated ranged from 4.7 µg/kg (Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives 2022) to 58.7 µg/kg (European Food Safety Authority 2012).^{3European Food Safety Authority · 2012Cadmium dietary exposure in the European populationEFSA Journal 2012;10(1):2551Read source →}^{4Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives · 2022Cadmium: dietary exposure assessmentWHO Food Additives Series, No. 82 (Safety evaluation of certain contaminants in food, prepared by the 91st meeting of JECFA)Read source →} For inorganic arsenic, 2 studies with the basis not stated reported means and medians from 11.1 µg/kg (European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) 2014) to 44.8 µg/kg (European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) 2014).^{6European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) · 2014Dietary exposure to inorganic arsenic in the European populationEFSA Journal 2014;12(3):3597Read source →}

For a buyer the practical points are the form bought, the basis a result is reported on, where the mixed Meals came from and the laboratory’s reporting limit. Testing finds contamination but does not remove it.

What counts as mixed Meals

This page covers mixed Meals, as sold (322 results).^{1World Health Organization · 2026GEMS/Food Contaminants database heavy-metal exportsGEMS/Food Contamination Monitoring and Assessment ProgrammeRead source →}^{2U.S. Food and Drug Administration · 2022FY2018-FY2020 TDS Elements Analytical ResultsFDA Total Diet StudyRead source →}^{3European Food Safety Authority · 2012Cadmium dietary exposure in the European populationEFSA Journal 2012;10(1):2551Read source →}^{4Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives · 2022Cadmium: dietary exposure assessmentWHO Food Additives Series, No. 82 (Safety evaluation of certain contaminants in food, prepared by the 91st meeting of JECFA)Read source →}^{5EFSA, Arcella D, Cascio C, Gómez Ruiz JA · 2021Chronic dietary exposure to inorganic arsenicEFSA JournalRead source →}^{6European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) · 2014Dietary exposure to inorganic arsenic in the European populationEFSA Journal 2014;12(3):3597Read 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 mixed Meals

The table holds every extracted mixed Meals result: one row for each statistic a source reports for a form, group and metal, 322 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.^{1World Health Organization · 2026GEMS/Food Contaminants database heavy-metal exportsGEMS/Food Contamination Monitoring and Assessment ProgrammeRead source →}^{2U.S. Food and Drug Administration · 2022FY2018-FY2020 TDS Elements Analytical ResultsFDA Total Diet StudyRead source →}^{3European Food Safety Authority · 2012Cadmium dietary exposure in the European populationEFSA Journal 2012;10(1):2551Read source →}^{4Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives · 2022Cadmium: dietary exposure assessmentWHO Food Additives Series, No. 82 (Safety evaluation of certain contaminants in food, prepared by the 91st meeting of JECFA)Read source →}^{5EFSA, Arcella D, Cascio C, Gómez Ruiz JA · 2021Chronic dietary exposure to inorganic arsenicEFSA JournalRead source →}^{6European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) · 2014Dietary exposure to inorganic arsenic in the European populationEFSA Journal 2014;12(3):3597Read 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.^{1World Health Organization · 2026GEMS/Food Contaminants database heavy-metal exportsGEMS/Food Contamination Monitoring and Assessment ProgrammeRead source →}

88 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 mixed meals, 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.

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311 of 311 findings · 12 analytes

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Mixed Meals findings from monitoring programmes, total diet studies and every extracted field, market and contaminated-site study, in µg/kg with each source’s form, basis, statistic and censoring retained.
Food form	Collection scope	Finding (µg/kg)

58 findings · 2 studies
Mixed Meals, as soldWHO GEMS/Food	EURO2004–2017	median.
Mixed Meals, as soldWHO GEMS/Food	EURO2004–2013	median.
Mixed Meals, as soldWHO GEMS/Food	EURO2007–2016	median.
Mixed Meals, as soldWHO GEMS/Food	EURO2016	median.
Mixed Meals, as soldWHO GEMS/Food	EURO2003–2018	median.
Mixed Meals, as soldWHO GEMS/Food	EURO2003–2019	median.
Mixed Meals, as soldWHO GEMS/Food	EURO2004–2017	median.
Mixed Meals, as soldWHO GEMS/Food	EURO2007–2009	median.
Mixed Meals, as soldWHO GEMS/Food	EURO2004–2019	median.
Mixed Meals, as soldWHO GEMS/Food	EURO2003–2019	median.
Mixed Meals, as soldWHO GEMS/Food	EURO2003–2020	median.
Mixed Meals, as soldWHO GEMS/Food	EURO2005–2017	median.
Mixed Meals, as soldWHO GEMS/Food	EURO2013	median.
Mixed Meals, as soldWHO GEMS/Food	EURO2004–2009	median.
Mixed Meals, as soldWHO GEMS/Food	EURO2007–2009	median.
Mixed Meals, as soldWHO GEMS/Food	EURO2005–2016	median.
Mixed Meals, as soldWHO GEMS/Food	EURO2003–2016	median.
Mixed Meals, as soldWHO GEMS/Food	EURO2005–2019	median.
Mixed Meals, as soldWHO GEMS/Food	EURO2004–2017	median.
Mixed Meals, as soldWHO GEMS/Food	PAHO2013	median.
Mixed Meals, as soldWHO GEMS/Food	PAHO2013–2017	median.
Mixed Meals, as soldWHO GEMS/Food	PAHO2012–2017	median.
Mixed Meals, as soldWHO GEMS/Food	PAHO2012–2013	median.
Mixed Meals, as soldWHO GEMS/Food	PAHO2011–2017	median.
Mixed Meals, as soldWHO GEMS/Food	PAHO2011–2012	median.
Mixed Meals, as soldWHO GEMS/Food	PAHO2013–2015	median.
Mixed Meals, as soldWHO GEMS/Food	PAHO2012–2013	median.
Mixed Meals, as soldWHO GEMS/Food	PAHO2013	median.
Mixed Meals, as soldWHO GEMS/Food	PAHO2011–2017	median.
Mixed Meals, as soldWHO GEMS/Food	PAHO2013	median.
Mixed Meals, as soldWHO GEMS/Food	PAHO2000–2017	median.
Mixed Meals, as soldWHO GEMS/Food	PAHO2006–2018	median.
Mixed Meals, as soldWHO GEMS/Food	PAHO2000–2005	median.
Mixed Meals, as soldWHO GEMS/Food	PAHO2012–2017	median.
Mixed Meals, as soldWHO GEMS/Food	WPRO2009	median.
Mixed Meals, as soldWHO GEMS/Food	WPRO2009	median.
Mixed Meals, as soldWHO GEMS/Food	WPRO2013	median.
Mixed Meals, as soldWHO GEMS/Food	WPRO2009–2016	median.
Mixed Meals, as soldWHO GEMS/Food	WPRO2009–2014	median.
Mixed Meals, as soldWHO GEMS/Food	WPRO2010–2011	median.
Mixed Meals, as soldWHO GEMS/Food	WPRO2010–2014	median.
Mixed Meals, as soldWHO GEMS/Food	WPRO2010	median.
Mixed Meals, as soldFDA Total Diet Study	2 collection regions2018–2019	median.
Mixed Meals, as soldFDA Total Diet Study	2 collection regions2019	median.
Mixed Meals, as soldFDA Total Diet Study	3 collection regions2018–2019	median.
Mixed Meals, as soldFDA Total Diet Study	4 collection regions2018–2019	median.
Mixed Meals, as soldFDA Total Diet Study	5 collection regions2018–2019	median.
Mixed Meals, as soldFDA Total Diet Study	5 collection regions2018–2019	median.
Mixed Meals, as soldFDA Total Diet Study	5 collection regions2018–2019	median.
Mixed Meals, as soldFDA Total Diet Study	5 collection regions2018–2019	median.
Mixed Meals, as soldFDA Total Diet Study	5 collection regions2018–2019	median.
Mixed Meals, as soldFDA Total Diet Study	5 collection regions2018–2019	median.
Mixed Meals, as soldFDA Total Diet Study	5 collection regions2018–2019	median.
Mixed Meals, as soldFDA Total Diet Study	6 collection regions2018–2020	median.
Mixed Meals, as soldFDA Total Diet Study	6 collection regions2018–2020	median.
Mixed Meals, as soldFDA Total Diet Study	6 collection regions2018–2020	median.
Mixed Meals, as soldFDA Total Diet Study	6 collection regions2018–2020	median.
Mixed Meals, as soldFDA Total Diet Study	6 collection regions2018–2020	median.

58 findings · 4 studies
Mixed Meals, as soldWHO GEMS/Food	EURO2003–2017	median.
Mixed Meals, as soldWHO GEMS/Food	EURO2003–2013	median.
Mixed Meals, as soldWHO GEMS/Food	EURO2016	median.
Mixed Meals, as soldWHO GEMS/Food	EURO2016	median.
Mixed Meals, as soldWHO GEMS/Food	EURO2004–2018	median.
Mixed Meals, as soldWHO GEMS/Food	EURO2003–2019	median.
Mixed Meals, as soldWHO GEMS/Food	EURO2003–2017	median.
Mixed Meals, as soldWHO GEMS/Food	EURO2007–2009	median.
Mixed Meals, as soldWHO GEMS/Food	EURO2013	median.
Mixed Meals, as soldWHO GEMS/Food	EURO2003–2019	median.
Mixed Meals, as soldWHO GEMS/Food	EURO2003–2019	median.
Mixed Meals, as soldWHO GEMS/Food	EURO2003–2020	median.
Mixed Meals, as soldWHO GEMS/Food	EURO2003–2017	median.
Mixed Meals, as soldWHO GEMS/Food	EURO2013	median.
Mixed Meals, as soldWHO GEMS/Food	EURO2009	median.
Mixed Meals, as soldWHO GEMS/Food	EURO2007–2009	median.
Mixed Meals, as soldWHO GEMS/Food	EURO2005–2016	median.
Mixed Meals, as soldWHO GEMS/Food	EURO2009–2016	median.
Mixed Meals, as soldWHO GEMS/Food	EURO2004–2019	median.
Mixed Meals, as soldWHO GEMS/Food	EURO2004–2017	median.
Mixed Meals, as soldWHO GEMS/Food	PAHO2011–2017	median.
Mixed Meals, as soldWHO GEMS/Food	PAHO1999–2018	median.
Mixed Meals, as soldWHO GEMS/Food	PAHO2011–2017	median.
Mixed Meals, as soldWHO GEMS/Food	PAHO1999–2018	median.
Mixed Meals, as soldWHO GEMS/Food	PAHO2003–2017	median.
Mixed Meals, as soldWHO GEMS/Food	PAHO2011–2017	median.
Mixed Meals, as soldWHO GEMS/Food	PAHO2011–2017	median.
Mixed Meals, as soldWHO GEMS/Food	WPRO2010–2014	median.
Mixed Meals, as soldWHO GEMS/Food	WPRO2010–2011	median.
Mixed Meals, as soldWHO GEMS/Food	WPRO2010–2014	median.
Mixed Meals, as soldWHO GEMS/Food	WPRO2010	median.
Mixed Meals, as soldFDA Total Diet Study	2 collection regions2018–2019	median.
Mixed Meals, as soldFDA Total Diet Study	2 collection regions2019	median.
Mixed Meals, as soldFDA Total Diet Study	3 collection regions2018–2019	median.
Mixed Meals, as soldFDA Total Diet Study	4 collection regions2018–2019	median.
Mixed Meals, as soldFDA Total Diet Study	5 collection regions2018–2019	median.
Mixed Meals, as soldFDA Total Diet Study	5 collection regions2018–2019	median.
Mixed Meals, as soldFDA Total Diet Study	5 collection regions2018–2019	median.
Mixed Meals, as soldFDA Total Diet Study	5 collection regions2018–2019	median.
Mixed Meals, as soldFDA Total Diet Study	5 collection regions2018–2019	median.
Mixed Meals, as soldFDA Total Diet Study	5 collection regions2018–2019	median.
Mixed Meals, as soldFDA Total Diet Study	5 collection regions2018–2019	median.
Mixed Meals, as soldFDA Total Diet Study	6 collection regions2018–2020	median.
Mixed Meals, as soldFDA Total Diet Study	6 collection regions2018–2020	median.
Mixed Meals, as soldFDA Total Diet Study	6 collection regions2018–2020	median.
Mixed Meals, as soldFDA Total Diet Study	6 collection regions2018–2020	median.
Mixed Meals, as soldFDA Total Diet Study	6 collection regions2018–2020	median.
Mixed Meals, as soldEuropean Food Safety Authority 2012	all samples (EU Member State submissions)2003–2011Basis not stated	mean.
Mixed Meals, as soldEuropean Food Safety Authority 2012	all samples (EU Member State submissions)2003–2011Basis not stated	mean.
Mixed Meals, as soldEuropean Food Safety Authority 2012	all samples (EU Member State submissions)2003–2011Basis not stated	mean.
Mixed Meals, as soldEuropean Food Safety Authority 2012	all samples (EU Member State submissions)2003–2011Basis not stated	mean.
Mixed Meals, as soldEuropean Food Safety Authority 2012	all samples (EU Member State submissions)2003–2011Basis not stated	mean.
Mixed Meals, as soldJoint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives 2022	GEMS/Food contaminants database2011Basis not stated	mean.
Mixed Meals, as soldJoint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives 2022	GEMS/Food contaminants database2011Basis not stated	mean.
Mixed Meals, as soldJoint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives 2022	GEMS/Food contaminants database2011Basis not stated	mean.
Mixed Meals, as soldJoint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives 2022	GEMS/Food contaminants database2011Basis not stated	mean.
Mixed Meals, as soldJoint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives 2022	GEMS/Food contaminants database2011Basis not stated	mean.
Mixed Meals, as soldJoint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives 2022	GEMS/Food contaminants database2011Basis not stated	mean.

53 findings · 2 studies
Mixed Meals, as soldWHO GEMS/Food	EURO2005–2020	median.
Mixed Meals, as soldWHO GEMS/Food	EURO2013	median.
Mixed Meals, as soldWHO GEMS/Food	EURO2005–2013	median.
Mixed Meals, as soldWHO GEMS/Food	EURO2017	median.
Mixed Meals, as soldWHO GEMS/Food	EURO2014–2023	median.
Mixed Meals, as soldWHO GEMS/Food	EURO2017	median.
Mixed Meals, as soldWHO GEMS/Food	EURO2014–2023	median.
Mixed Meals, as soldWHO GEMS/Food	EURO2018	median.
Mixed Meals, as soldWHO GEMS/Food	EURO2018	median.
Mixed Meals, as soldWHO GEMS/Food	EURO2019	median.
Mixed Meals, as soldWHO GEMS/Food	EURO2004–2023	median.
Mixed Meals, as soldWHO GEMS/Food	EURO2007–2023	median.
Mixed Meals, as soldWHO GEMS/Food	EURO2015–2022	median.
Mixed Meals, as soldWHO GEMS/Food	EURO2001–2017	median.
Mixed Meals, as soldWHO GEMS/Food	EURO2002–2009	median.
Mixed Meals, as soldWHO GEMS/Food	EURO2007–2009	median.
Mixed Meals, as soldWHO GEMS/Food	EURO2002–2009	median.
Mixed Meals, as soldWHO GEMS/Food	EURO2003–2023	median.
Mixed Meals, as soldWHO GEMS/Food	EURO2012–2014	median.
Mixed Meals, as soldWHO GEMS/Food	EURO2004–2019	median.
Mixed Meals, as soldWHO GEMS/Food	EURO2003–2023	median.
Mixed Meals, as soldWHO GEMS/Food	EURO2012–2013	median.
Mixed Meals, as soldWHO GEMS/Food	EURO2000–2017	median.
Mixed Meals, as soldWHO GEMS/Food	EURO2013	median.
Mixed Meals, as soldWHO GEMS/Food	EURO2007–2009	median.
Mixed Meals, as soldWHO GEMS/Food	EURO2007–2018	median.
Mixed Meals, as soldWHO GEMS/Food	EURO2013–2023	median.
Mixed Meals, as soldWHO GEMS/Food	EURO2013	median.
Mixed Meals, as soldWHO GEMS/Food	EURO2007–2009	median.
Mixed Meals, as soldWHO GEMS/Food	EURO2005–2023	median.
Mixed Meals, as soldWHO GEMS/Food	EURO2013–2022	median.
Mixed Meals, as soldWHO GEMS/Food	EURO2004–2017	median.
Mixed Meals, as soldWHO GEMS/Food	WPRO2009	median.
Mixed Meals, as soldWHO GEMS/Food	WPRO2009	median.
Mixed Meals, as soldWHO GEMS/Food	WPRO2009	median.
Mixed Meals, as soldWHO GEMS/Food	WPRO2009–2014	median.
Mixed Meals, as soldWHO GEMS/Food	WPRO2014	median.
Mixed Meals, as soldFDA Total Diet Study	2 collection regions2018–2019	median.
Mixed Meals, as soldFDA Total Diet Study	2 collection regions2019	median.
Mixed Meals, as soldFDA Total Diet Study	3 collection regions2018–2019	median.
Mixed Meals, as soldFDA Total Diet Study	4 collection regions2018–2019	median.
Mixed Meals, as soldFDA Total Diet Study	5 collection regions2018–2019	median.
Mixed Meals, as soldFDA Total Diet Study	5 collection regions2018–2019	median.
Mixed Meals, as soldFDA Total Diet Study	5 collection regions2018–2019	median.
Mixed Meals, as soldFDA Total Diet Study	5 collection regions2018–2019	median.
Mixed Meals, as soldFDA Total Diet Study	5 collection regions2018–2019	median.
Mixed Meals, as soldFDA Total Diet Study	5 collection regions2018–2019	median.
Mixed Meals, as soldFDA Total Diet Study	5 collection regions2018–2019	median.
Mixed Meals, as soldFDA Total Diet Study	6 collection regions2018–2020	median.
Mixed Meals, as soldFDA Total Diet Study	6 collection regions2018–2020	median.
Mixed Meals, as soldFDA Total Diet Study	6 collection regions2018–2020	median.
Mixed Meals, as soldFDA Total Diet Study	6 collection regions2018–2020	median.
Mixed Meals, as soldFDA Total Diet Study	6 collection regions2018–2020	median.

25 findings · 3 studies
Mixed Meals, as soldWHO GEMS/Food	EURO2016	median.
Mixed Meals, as soldWHO GEMS/Food	EURO2014–2023	median.
Mixed Meals, as soldWHO GEMS/Food	EURO2017	median.
Mixed Meals, as soldWHO GEMS/Food	EURO2014–2017	median.
Mixed Meals, as soldWHO GEMS/Food	EURO2014–2023	median.
Mixed Meals, as soldWHO GEMS/Food	EURO2020–2022	median.
Mixed Meals, as soldWHO GEMS/Food	EURO2005–2017	median.
Mixed Meals, as soldWHO GEMS/Food	EURO2016–2018	median.
Mixed Meals, as soldWHO GEMS/Food	EURO2004–2005	median.
Mixed Meals, as soldWHO GEMS/Food	EURO2021–2023	median.
Mixed Meals, as soldWHO GEMS/Food	EURO2003–2017	median.
Mixed Meals, as soldWHO GEMS/Food	EURO2014–2022	median.
Mixed Meals, as soldWHO GEMS/Food	EURO2004–2015	median.
Mixed Meals, as soldWHO GEMS/Food	WPRO2010	median.
Mixed Meals, as soldWHO GEMS/Food	WPRO2010–2011	median.
Mixed Meals, as soldWHO GEMS/Food	WPRO2010–2014	median.
Mixed Meals, as soldWHO GEMS/Food	WPRO2010	median.
Mixed Meals, as soldEFSA 2021	EU occurrence data (LB)2013–2018Basis not stated	mean.
Mixed Meals, as soldEFSA 2021	EU occurrence data (UB)2013–2018Basis not stated	mean.
Mixed Meals, as soldEuropean Food Safety Authority (EFSA) 2014	European dietary-survey occurrence data2003–2013Basis not stated	mean.
Mixed Meals, as soldEuropean Food Safety Authority (EFSA) 2014	European dietary-survey occurrence data2003–2013Basis not stated	mean.
Mixed Meals, as soldEuropean Food Safety Authority (EFSA) 2014	European dietary-survey occurrence data2003–2013Basis not stated	mean.
Mixed Meals, as soldEuropean Food Safety Authority (EFSA) 2014	European dietary-survey occurrence data2003–2013Basis not stated	mean.
Mixed Meals, as soldEuropean Food Safety Authority (EFSA) 2014	European dietary-survey occurrence data2003–2013Basis not stated	mean.
Mixed Meals, as soldEuropean Food Safety Authority (EFSA) 2014	European dietary-survey occurrence data2003–2013Basis not stated	mean.

5 findings · 1 study
Mixed Meals, as soldWHO GEMS/Food	EURO2017	median.
Mixed Meals, as soldWHO GEMS/Food	EURO2021–2022	median.
Mixed Meals, as soldWHO GEMS/Food	EURO2016–2017	median.
Mixed Meals, as soldWHO GEMS/Food	EURO2016–2017	median.
Mixed Meals, as soldWHO GEMS/Food	EURO2018	median.

45 findings · 3 studies · 11 spread figures folded in
Mixed Meals, as soldWHO GEMS/Food	EURO2004–2016	median.
Mixed Meals, as soldWHO GEMS/Food	EURO2013	median.
Mixed Meals, as soldWHO GEMS/Food	EURO2016	median.
Mixed Meals, as soldWHO GEMS/Food	EURO2007–2014	median.
Mixed Meals, as soldWHO GEMS/Food	EURO2004–2020	median.
Mixed Meals, as soldWHO GEMS/Food	EURO2007–2011	median.
Mixed Meals, as soldWHO GEMS/Food	EURO2007–2009	median.
Mixed Meals, as soldWHO GEMS/Food	EURO2014	median.
Mixed Meals, as soldWHO GEMS/Food	EURO2004–2017	median.
Mixed Meals, as soldWHO GEMS/Food	EURO2009–2017	median.
Mixed Meals, as soldWHO GEMS/Food	EURO2004–2017	median.
Mixed Meals, as soldWHO GEMS/Food	EURO2007–2017	median.
Mixed Meals, as soldWHO GEMS/Food	EURO2013–2014	median.
Mixed Meals, as soldWHO GEMS/Food	EURO2007–2009	median.
Mixed Meals, as soldWHO GEMS/Food	EURO2005–2014	median.
Mixed Meals, as soldWHO GEMS/Food	EURO2006–2015	median.
Mixed Meals, as soldWHO GEMS/Food	EURO2015–2017	median.
Mixed Meals, as soldWHO GEMS/Food	WPRO2014	median.
Mixed Meals, as soldWHO GEMS/Food	WPRO2014	median.
Mixed Meals, as soldFDA Total Diet Study	2 collection regions2018–2019	median.
Mixed Meals, as soldFDA Total Diet Study	2 collection regions2019	median.
Mixed Meals, as soldFDA Total Diet Study	3 collection regions2018–2019	median.
Mixed Meals, as soldFDA Total Diet Study	4 collection regions2018–2019	median.
Mixed Meals, as soldFDA Total Diet Study	5 collection regions2018–2019	median.
Mixed Meals, as soldFDA Total Diet Study	5 collection regions2018–2019	median.
Mixed Meals, as soldFDA Total Diet Study	5 collection regions2018–2019	median.
Mixed Meals, as soldFDA Total Diet Study	5 collection regions2018–2019	median.
Mixed Meals, as soldFDA Total Diet Study	5 collection regions2018–2019	median.
Mixed Meals, as soldFDA Total Diet Study	5 collection regions2018–2019	median.
Mixed Meals, as soldFDA Total Diet Study	5 collection regions2018–2019	median.
Mixed Meals, as soldFDA Total Diet Study	6 collection regions2018–2020	median.
Mixed Meals, as soldFDA Total Diet Study	6 collection regions2018–2020	median.
Mixed Meals, as soldFDA Total Diet Study	6 collection regions2018–2020	median.
Mixed Meals, as soldFDA Total Diet Study	6 collection regions2018–2020	median.
Mixed Meals, as soldFDA Total Diet Study	6 collection regions2018–2020	median.
Mixed Meals, as soldEFSA Panel on Contaminants in the Food Chain (CONTAM) 2012	EU occurrence data2004–2011Basis not stated	median.
Mixed Meals, as soldEFSA Panel on Contaminants in the Food Chain (CONTAM) 2012	EU occurrence data2004–2011Basis not stated	median.
Mixed Meals, as soldEFSA Panel on Contaminants in the Food Chain (CONTAM) 2012	EU occurrence data2004–2011Basis not stated	median.
Mixed Meals, as soldEFSA Panel on Contaminants in the Food Chain (CONTAM) 2012	EU occurrence data2004–2011Basis not stated	median.
Mixed Meals, as soldEFSA Panel on Contaminants in the Food Chain (CONTAM) 2012	EU occurrence data2004–2011Basis not stated	median.
Mixed Meals, as soldEFSA Panel on Contaminants in the Food Chain (CONTAM) 2012	EU occurrence data2004–2011Basis not stated	mean.Same samples: 0.3 µg/kg (maximum); 25 µg/kg (maximum); 486 µg/kg (maximum); 61 µg/kg (maximum); 2 µg/kg (maximum); 126 µg/kg (percentile); 274 µg/kg (percentile); 486 µg/kg (percentile); 13 µg/kg (percentile); 61 µg/kg (percentile)
Mixed Meals, as soldEFSA Panel on Contaminants in the Food Chain (CONTAM) 2012	EU occurrence data2004–2011Basis not stated	mean.
Mixed Meals, as soldEFSA Panel on Contaminants in the Food Chain (CONTAM) 2012	EU occurrence data2004–2011Basis not stated	mean.
Mixed Meals, as soldEFSA Panel on Contaminants in the Food Chain (CONTAM) 2012	EU occurrence data2004–2011Basis not stated	mean.
Mixed Meals, as soldEFSA Panel on Contaminants in the Food Chain (CONTAM) 2012	EU occurrence data2004–2011Basis not stated	not detected.
Mixed Meals, as soldEFSA Panel on Contaminants in the Food Chain (CONTAM) 2012	EU occurrence data2004–2011Basis not stated	max.
Mixed Meals, as soldEFSA Panel on Contaminants in the Food Chain (CONTAM) 2012	EU occurrence data2004–2011Basis not stated	max.
Mixed Meals, as soldEFSA Panel on Contaminants in the Food Chain (CONTAM) 2012	EU occurrence data2004–2011Basis not stated	max.
Mixed Meals, as soldEFSA Panel on Contaminants in the Food Chain (CONTAM) 2012	EU occurrence data2004–2011Basis not stated	max.
Mixed Meals, as soldEFSA Panel on Contaminants in the Food Chain (CONTAM) 2012	EU occurrence data2004–2011Basis not stated	max.
Mixed Meals, as soldEFSA Panel on Contaminants in the Food Chain (CONTAM) 2012	EU occurrence data2004–2011Basis not stated	percentile.
Mixed Meals, as soldEFSA Panel on Contaminants in the Food Chain (CONTAM) 2012	EU occurrence data2004–2011Basis not stated	percentile.
Mixed Meals, as soldEFSA Panel on Contaminants in the Food Chain (CONTAM) 2012	EU occurrence data2004–2011Basis not stated	percentile.
Mixed Meals, as soldEFSA Panel on Contaminants in the Food Chain (CONTAM) 2012	EU occurrence data2004–2011Basis not stated	percentile.
Mixed Meals, as soldEFSA Panel on Contaminants in the Food Chain (CONTAM) 2012	EU occurrence data2004–2011Basis not stated	percentile.
Mixed Meals, as soldEFSA Panel on Contaminants in the Food Chain (CONTAM) 2012	EU occurrence data2004–2011Basis not stated	percentile.

1 finding · 1 study
Mixed Meals, as soldWHO GEMS/Food	EURO2008–2010	median.

18 findings · 2 studies
Mixed Meals, as soldFDA Total Diet Study	2 collection regions2018–2019	median.
Mixed Meals, as soldFDA Total Diet Study	2 collection regions2019	median.
Mixed Meals, as soldFDA Total Diet Study	3 collection regions2018–2019	median.
Mixed Meals, as soldFDA Total Diet Study	4 collection regions2018–2019	median.
Mixed Meals, as soldFDA Total Diet Study	5 collection regions2018–2019	median.
Mixed Meals, as soldFDA Total Diet Study	5 collection regions2018–2019	median.
Mixed Meals, as soldFDA Total Diet Study	5 collection regions2018–2019	median.
Mixed Meals, as soldFDA Total Diet Study	5 collection regions2018–2019	median.
Mixed Meals, as soldFDA Total Diet Study	5 collection regions2018–2019	median.
Mixed Meals, as soldFDA Total Diet Study	5 collection regions2018–2019	median.
Mixed Meals, as soldFDA Total Diet Study	5 collection regions2018–2019	median.
Mixed Meals, as soldFDA Total Diet Study	6 collection regions2018–2020	median.
Mixed Meals, as soldFDA Total Diet Study	6 collection regions2018–2020	median.
Mixed Meals, as soldFDA Total Diet Study	6 collection regions2018–2020	median.
Mixed Meals, as soldFDA Total Diet Study	6 collection regions2018–2020	median.
Mixed Meals, as soldFDA Total Diet Study	6 collection regions2018–2020	median.
Mixed Meals, as soldEFSA Panel on Contaminants in the Food Chain (CONTAM) 2015	EU Member State submissions to EFSA, all samples (LB)2003–2012	mean.
Mixed Meals, as soldEFSA Panel on Contaminants in the Food Chain (CONTAM) 2015	EU Member State submissions to EFSA, all samples (UB)2003–2012	mean.

16 findings · 1 study
Mixed Meals, as soldFDA Total Diet Study	2 collection regions2018–2019	median.
Mixed Meals, as soldFDA Total Diet Study	2 collection regions2019	median.
Mixed Meals, as soldFDA Total Diet Study	3 collection regions2018–2019	median.
Mixed Meals, as soldFDA Total Diet Study	4 collection regions2018–2019	median.
Mixed Meals, as soldFDA Total Diet Study	5 collection regions2018–2019	median.
Mixed Meals, as soldFDA Total Diet Study	5 collection regions2018–2019	median.
Mixed Meals, as soldFDA Total Diet Study	5 collection regions2018–2019	median.
Mixed Meals, as soldFDA Total Diet Study	5 collection regions2018–2019	median.
Mixed Meals, as soldFDA Total Diet Study	5 collection regions2018–2019	median.
Mixed Meals, as soldFDA Total Diet Study	5 collection regions2018–2019	median.
Mixed Meals, as soldFDA Total Diet Study	5 collection regions2018–2019	median.
Mixed Meals, as soldFDA Total Diet Study	6 collection regions2018–2020	median.
Mixed Meals, as soldFDA Total Diet Study	6 collection regions2018–2020	median.
Mixed Meals, as soldFDA Total Diet Study	6 collection regions2018–2020	median.
Mixed Meals, as soldFDA Total Diet Study	6 collection regions2018–2020	median.
Mixed Meals, as soldFDA Total Diet Study	6 collection regions2018–2020	median.

6 findings · 1 study
Mixed Meals, as soldWHO GEMS/Food	EURO2008–2009	median.
Mixed Meals, as soldWHO GEMS/Food	EURO2007–2009	median.
Mixed Meals, as soldWHO GEMS/Food	EURO2007–2009	median.
Mixed Meals, as soldWHO GEMS/Food	EURO2008	median.
Mixed Meals, as soldWHO GEMS/Food	EURO2007–2009	median.
Mixed Meals, as soldWHO GEMS/Food	EURO2007–2009	median.

10 findings · 1 study
Mixed Meals, as soldWHO GEMS/Food	EURO2008–2009	median.
Mixed Meals, as soldWHO GEMS/Food	EURO2007–2009	median.
Mixed Meals, as soldWHO GEMS/Food	EURO2007–2009	median.
Mixed Meals, as soldWHO GEMS/Food	EURO2008	median.
Mixed Meals, as soldWHO GEMS/Food	EURO2007–2009	median.
Mixed Meals, as soldWHO GEMS/Food	EURO2007–2009	median.
Mixed Meals, as soldWHO GEMS/Food	WPRO2010	median.
Mixed Meals, as soldWHO GEMS/Food	WPRO2010–2011	median.
Mixed Meals, as soldWHO GEMS/Food	WPRO2010–2011	median.
Mixed Meals, as soldWHO GEMS/Food	WPRO2010	median.

16 findings · 1 study
Mixed Meals, as soldFDA Total Diet Study	2 collection regions2018–2019	median.
Mixed Meals, as soldFDA Total Diet Study	2 collection regions2019	median.
Mixed Meals, as soldFDA Total Diet Study	3 collection regions2018–2019	median.
Mixed Meals, as soldFDA Total Diet Study	4 collection regions2018–2019	median.
Mixed Meals, as soldFDA Total Diet Study	5 collection regions2018–2019	median.
Mixed Meals, as soldFDA Total Diet Study	5 collection regions2018–2019	median.
Mixed Meals, as soldFDA Total Diet Study	5 collection regions2018–2019	median.
Mixed Meals, as soldFDA Total Diet Study	5 collection regions2018–2019	median.
Mixed Meals, as soldFDA Total Diet Study	5 collection regions2018–2019	median.
Mixed Meals, as soldFDA Total Diet Study	5 collection regions2018–2019	median.
Mixed Meals, as soldFDA Total Diet Study	5 collection regions2018–2019	median.
Mixed Meals, as soldFDA Total Diet Study	6 collection regions2018–2020	median.
Mixed Meals, as soldFDA Total Diet Study	6 collection regions2018–2020	median.
Mixed Meals, as soldFDA Total Diet Study	6 collection regions2018–2020	median.
Mixed Meals, as soldFDA Total Diet Study	6 collection regions2018–2020	median.
Mixed Meals, 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 mixed meals Pb reference · Mixed Meals, as sold

Reference and scope

HMI mixed meals Pb reference · Mixed Meals, as sold. Mixed Meals, 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	≤6.13	4–13 (bounded)
Alternative weighting	≤4	≤6.13	3.4–10 (bounded)

300 reference units; 2 sampling families. Counts describe evidence units, not independent studies or certainty.

Contributing family	Reference units	Weight
WHO GEMS/Food	214	50%
FDA Total Diet Study	86	50%

Methods

HMI pools subgroup medians for mixed meals, 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:mixed-meals-41ddc8abdcd7:eb4c8d372fce

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 mixed meals Cd reference · Mixed Meals, as sold

Reference and scope

HMI mixed meals Cd reference · Mixed Meals, as sold. Mixed Meals, 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	2.05–3.5 (bounded)	5.5–7.9 (bounded)	12.3–14 (bounded)
Alternative weighting	3–3.8 (bounded)	6.5–7.9 (bounded)	13–13.2 (bounded)

293 reference units; 2 sampling families. Counts describe evidence units, not independent studies or certainty.

Contributing family	Reference units	Weight
WHO GEMS/Food	207	50%
FDA Total Diet Study	86	50%

Methods

HMI pools subgroup medians for mixed meals, 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:mixed-meals-8fb418e6a66a:35adeab522c6

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 mixed meals tAs reference · Mixed Meals, as sold

Reference and scope

HMI mixed meals tAs reference · Mixed Meals, as sold. Mixed Meals, 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	≤3.2	4.3–6.6 (bounded)	9.8–30.1 (bounded)
Alternative weighting	≤3.2	3.7–6.6 (bounded)	8.1–40 (bounded)

254 reference units; 2 sampling families. Counts describe evidence units, not independent studies or certainty.

Contributing family	Reference units	Weight
WHO GEMS/Food	168	50%
FDA Total Diet Study	86	50%

Methods

HMI pools subgroup medians for mixed meals, 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:mixed-meals-083066c6dd02:4b6069e3920e

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 mixed meals iAs reference · Mixed Meals, as sold

Reference and scope

HMI mixed meals iAs reference · Mixed Meals, as sold. Mixed Meals, 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	≤11.3	13.3–31.1 (bounded)	47.3–56.8 (bounded)
Alternative weighting	≤10	10.5–20.5 (bounded)	41.5–53 (bounded)

48 reference units; 1 sampling family. Counts describe evidence units, not independent studies or certainty.

Contributing family	Reference units	Weight
WHO GEMS/Food	48	100%

Methods

HMI pools subgroup medians for mixed meals, 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

WHO GEMS/Food is the only compatible sampling family for mixed meals, as sold on this basis in the completed mixed meals 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

WHO GEMS/Food

Reference version and interpretation

Frozen evidence selection: 2026-10-22. Method: hmi-pooled-reference-v2.

hmi-pooled-reference-v2:mixed-meals-a25185151e09:3fcc5f835858

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 mixed meals DMA reference · Mixed Meals, as sold

Reference and scope

HMI mixed meals DMA reference · Mixed Meals, as sold. Mixed Meals, 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	≤20	15.4–26.5 (bounded)	251
Alternative weighting	≤20	7.7–20 (bounded)	51.5

8 reference units; 1 sampling family. Counts describe evidence units, not independent studies or certainty.

Contributing family	Reference units	Weight
WHO GEMS/Food	8	100%

Methods

HMI pools subgroup medians for mixed meals, 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

WHO GEMS/Food is the only compatible sampling family for mixed meals, as sold on this basis in the completed mixed meals 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

WHO GEMS/Food

Reference version and interpretation

Frozen evidence selection: 2026-10-22. Method: hmi-pooled-reference-v2.

hmi-pooled-reference-v2:mixed-meals-43ead095102c:a4aa66f38cd9

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 mixed meals tHg reference · Mixed Meals, as sold

Reference and scope

HMI mixed meals tHg reference · Mixed Meals, as sold. Mixed Meals, 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	≤5
Alternative weighting	≤1	≤1	≤5

174 reference units; 2 sampling families. Counts describe evidence units, not independent studies or certainty.

Contributing family	Reference units	Weight
WHO GEMS/Food	88	50%
FDA Total Diet Study	86	50%

Methods

HMI pools subgroup medians for mixed meals, 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:mixed-meals-baf46d9b2176:fd6f43389e5e

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 mixed meals MeHg reference · Mixed Meals, as sold

Reference and scope

HMI mixed meals MeHg reference · Mixed Meals, as sold. Mixed Meals, 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	18	19.5	27
Alternative weighting	18	19.5	27

3 reference units; 1 sampling family. Counts describe evidence units, not independent studies or certainty.

Contributing family	Reference units	Weight
WHO GEMS/Food	3	100%

Methods

HMI pools subgroup medians for mixed meals, 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

WHO GEMS/Food is the only compatible sampling family for mixed meals, as sold on this basis in the completed mixed meals 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

WHO GEMS/Food

Reference version and interpretation

Frozen evidence selection: 2026-10-22. Method: hmi-pooled-reference-v2.

hmi-pooled-reference-v2:mixed-meals-2e6d1ecb02a2:8ed2ab92465d

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 mixed meals Ni reference · Mixed Meals, as sold

Reference and scope

HMI mixed meals Ni reference · Mixed Meals, as sold. Mixed Meals, 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	61	91.5	130
Alternative weighting	62	87	130

86 reference units; 1 sampling family. Counts describe evidence units, not independent studies or certainty.

Contributing family	Reference units	Weight
FDA Total Diet Study	86	100%

Methods

HMI pools subgroup medians for mixed meals, 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 mixed meals, as sold on this basis in the completed mixed meals 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

FDA Total Diet Study

Reference version and interpretation

Frozen evidence selection: 2026-10-22. Method: hmi-pooled-reference-v2.

hmi-pooled-reference-v2:mixed-meals-0b45237b4bf9:0fbe41f71761

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 mixed meals Cr reference · Mixed Meals, as sold

Reference and scope

HMI mixed meals Cr reference · Mixed Meals, as sold. Mixed Meals, 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	25–50 (bounded)	100
Alternative weighting	≤50	≤50	81

86 reference units; 1 sampling family. Counts describe evidence units, not independent studies or certainty.

Contributing family	Reference units	Weight
FDA Total Diet Study	86	100%

Methods

HMI pools subgroup medians for mixed meals, 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 mixed meals, as sold on this basis in the completed mixed meals 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

FDA Total Diet Study

Reference version and interpretation

Frozen evidence selection: 2026-10-22. Method: hmi-pooled-reference-v2.

hmi-pooled-reference-v2:mixed-meals-100325c01465:4ee4660586a8

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 mixed meals Al reference · Mixed Meals, as sold

Reference and scope

HMI mixed meals Al reference · Mixed Meals, as sold. Mixed Meals, 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	919	1920	2570
Alternative weighting	919	1920	2570

15 reference units; 1 sampling family. Counts describe evidence units, not independent studies or certainty.

Contributing family	Reference units	Weight
WHO GEMS/Food	15	100%

Methods

HMI pools subgroup medians for mixed meals, 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

WHO GEMS/Food is the only compatible sampling family for mixed meals, as sold on this basis in the completed mixed meals 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

WHO GEMS/Food

Reference version and interpretation

Frozen evidence selection: 2026-10-22. Method: hmi-pooled-reference-v2.

hmi-pooled-reference-v2:mixed-meals-40519e2c3911:b055c01d8ecc

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 mixed meals Sn reference · Mixed Meals, as sold

Reference and scope

HMI mixed meals Sn reference · Mixed Meals, as sold. Mixed Meals, 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	4.82–10 (bounded)	17	35.3
Alternative weighting	1.02–10 (bounded)	15.6	28.8

21 reference units; 1 sampling family. Counts describe evidence units, not independent studies or certainty.

Contributing family	Reference units	Weight
WHO GEMS/Food	21	100%

Methods

HMI pools subgroup medians for mixed meals, 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

WHO GEMS/Food is the only compatible sampling family for mixed meals, as sold on this basis in the completed mixed meals 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

WHO GEMS/Food

Reference version and interpretation

Frozen evidence selection: 2026-10-22. Method: hmi-pooled-reference-v2.

hmi-pooled-reference-v2:mixed-meals-96541e9ac55c:0ffd43db0d9b

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 mixed meals U reference · Mixed Meals, as sold

Reference and scope

HMI mixed meals U reference · Mixed Meals, as sold. Mixed Meals, 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

86 reference units; 1 sampling family. Counts describe evidence units, not independent studies or certainty.

Contributing family	Reference units	Weight
FDA Total Diet Study	86	100%

Methods

HMI pools subgroup medians for mixed meals, 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 mixed meals, as sold on this basis in the completed mixed meals 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

FDA Total Diet Study

Reference version and interpretation

Frozen evidence selection: 2026-10-22. Method: hmi-pooled-reference-v2.

hmi-pooled-reference-v2:mixed-meals-6d7a075db41c:7753533ed71e

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.

How metals reach mixed Meals

No study in the library compared mixed Meals 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 mixed Meals, as sold pools 300 subgroup units from 2 sampling families, with a median of below 6.13 µg/kg and a middle half spanning below 4 (lower quartile) and between 4 and 13 µg/kg (upper quartile).^{1World Health Organization · 2026GEMS/Food Contaminants database heavy-metal exportsGEMS/Food Contamination Monitoring and Assessment ProgrammeRead source →}^{2U.S. Food and Drug Administration · 2022FY2018-FY2020 TDS Elements Analytical ResultsFDA Total Diet StudyRead source →} For cadmium in mixed Meals, as sold, the reference median was between 5.5 and 7.9 µg/kg, with a middle half from between 2.05 and 3.5 to between 12.3 and 14 µg/kg across 293 units.^{1World Health Organization · 2026GEMS/Food Contaminants database heavy-metal exportsGEMS/Food Contamination Monitoring and Assessment ProgrammeRead source →}^{2U.S. Food and Drug Administration · 2022FY2018-FY2020 TDS Elements Analytical ResultsFDA Total Diet StudyRead source →} For total arsenic in mixed Meals, as sold, the reference median was between 4.3 and 6.6 µg/kg, with a middle half from below 3.2 to between 9.8 and 30.1 µg/kg across 254 units.^{1World Health Organization · 2026GEMS/Food Contaminants database heavy-metal exportsGEMS/Food Contamination Monitoring and Assessment ProgrammeRead source →}^{2U.S. Food and Drug Administration · 2022FY2018-FY2020 TDS Elements Analytical ResultsFDA Total Diet StudyRead source →}

Among GEMS/Food reporting regions, mixed Meals, as sold had the lowest lead subgroup median in PAHO (2.65 µg/kg) and the highest in PAHO (18 µg/kg); reporting regions are markets, not growing areas.^{1World Health Organization · 2026GEMS/Food Contaminants database heavy-metal exportsGEMS/Food Contamination Monitoring and Assessment ProgrammeRead source →} For cadmium, the lowest regional median was in EURO (1.32 µg/kg) and the highest in PAHO (19 µg/kg).^{1World Health Organization · 2026GEMS/Food Contaminants database heavy-metal exportsGEMS/Food Contamination Monitoring and Assessment ProgrammeRead source →} For total arsenic, the lowest regional median was in WPRO (5 µg/kg) and the highest in WPRO (2,810 µg/kg).^{1World Health Organization · 2026GEMS/Food Contaminants database heavy-metal exportsGEMS/Food Contamination Monitoring and Assessment ProgrammeRead source →}

Processing, cooking and preparation

No processing study for metals in this food is in the library yet.

Mitigation for mixed Meals

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 mixed Meals for metals

Results depend on the method and its reporting limit. Reporting limits for lead ranged from 0.4 µg/kg (WHO GEMS/Food) to 40,000 µg/kg (WHO GEMS/Food), so a non-detect from a less sensitive method says much less.^{1World Health Organization · 2026GEMS/Food Contaminants database heavy-metal exportsGEMS/Food Contamination Monitoring and Assessment ProgrammeRead source →} Reporting limits for cadmium ranged from 0.5 µg/kg (WHO GEMS/Food) to 1,000 µg/kg (WHO GEMS/Food), so a non-detect from a less sensitive method says much less.^{1World Health Organization · 2026GEMS/Food Contaminants database heavy-metal exportsGEMS/Food Contamination Monitoring and Assessment ProgrammeRead source →} Reporting limits for total arsenic ranged from 2 µg/kg (WHO GEMS/Food) to 500 µg/kg (WHO GEMS/Food), so a non-detect from a less sensitive method says much less.^{1World Health Organization · 2026GEMS/Food Contaminants database heavy-metal exportsGEMS/Food Contamination Monitoring and Assessment ProgrammeRead source →}

A useful lot result names the form, the basis and a quantification limit well below the limit that applies.

Buying and verifying mixed Meals

No maximum level for metals in mixed Meals was verified from primary text for this page; buyers should confirm the limit that applies in the destination market.

Exposure from mixed Meals

No source in the library converted mixed Meals 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 mixed Meals was decided on its content: 8 occurrence extracted, 8 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.

Mixed Meals FAQs

What heavy metals are found in mixed Meals?

The library reports lead, cadmium, total arsenic, inorganic arsenic, dimethylarsinic acid, total mercury, methylmercury, nickel, chromium, aluminium, tin and uranium in mixed Meals, most often lead, cadmium and total arsenic.^{1World Health Organization · 2026GEMS/Food Contaminants database heavy-metal exportsGEMS/Food Contamination Monitoring and Assessment ProgrammeRead source →}^{2U.S. Food and Drug Administration · 2022FY2018-FY2020 TDS Elements Analytical ResultsFDA Total Diet StudyRead source →}^{3European Food Safety Authority · 2012Cadmium dietary exposure in the European populationEFSA Journal 2012;10(1):2551Read source →}^{4Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives · 2022Cadmium: dietary exposure assessmentWHO Food Additives Series, No. 82 (Safety evaluation of certain contaminants in food, prepared by the 91st meeting of JECFA)Read source →} WHO GEMS/Food submissions reported lead in mixed Meals, as sold from 1,888 results in 3 reporting regions, with subgroup medians from 2.65 to 18 µg/kg.^{1World Health Organization · 2026GEMS/Food Contaminants database heavy-metal exportsGEMS/Food Contamination Monitoring and Assessment ProgrammeRead source →}

Which regions report the lowest levels in mixed Meals?

Among GEMS/Food reporting regions, mixed Meals, as sold had the lowest lead subgroup median in PAHO (2.65 µg/kg) and the highest in PAHO (18 µg/kg); reporting regions are markets, not growing areas.^{1World Health Organization · 2026GEMS/Food Contaminants database heavy-metal exportsGEMS/Food Contamination Monitoring and Assessment ProgrammeRead source →} For cadmium, the lowest regional median was in EURO (1.32 µg/kg) and the highest in PAHO (19 µg/kg).^{1World Health Organization · 2026GEMS/Food Contaminants database heavy-metal exportsGEMS/Food Contamination Monitoring and Assessment ProgrammeRead source →}

How much of the arsenic in mixed Meals is inorganic?

Inorganic arsenic, the more toxic form, was measured in 25 results from 3 sources, far fewer than total arsenic.^{1World Health Organization · 2026GEMS/Food Contaminants database heavy-metal exportsGEMS/Food Contamination Monitoring and Assessment ProgrammeRead source →}^{5EFSA, Arcella D, Cascio C, Gómez Ruiz JA · 2021Chronic dietary exposure to inorganic arsenicEFSA JournalRead source →}^{6European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) · 2014Dietary exposure to inorganic arsenic in the European populationEFSA Journal 2014;12(3):3597Read source →} Across 2 other studies of ordinary farms and markets, reported inorganic arsenic means and medians with the basis not stated ranged from 11.1 µg/kg (European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) 2014) to 44.8 µg/kg (European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) 2014).^{6European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) · 2014Dietary exposure to inorganic arsenic in the European populationEFSA Journal 2014;12(3):3597Read 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 exportsWorld Health Organization · GEMS/Food Contamination Monitoring and Assessment Programme · 2026 · extranet.who.intDataset
FY2018-FY2020 TDS Elements Analytical ResultsU.S. Food and Drug Administration · FDA Total Diet Study · 2022 · www.fda.govDataset
Cadmium dietary exposure in the European populationEuropean Food Safety Authority · EFSA Journal 2012;10(1):2551 · 2012 · doi.org/10.2903/j.efsa.2012.2551Government
Cadmium: dietary exposure assessmentJoint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives · WHO Food Additives Series, No. 82 (Safety evaluation of certain contaminants in food, prepared by the 91st meeting of JECFA) · 2022 · www.who.intGovernment
Chronic dietary exposure to inorganic arsenicEFSA, Arcella D, Cascio C, and Gómez Ruiz JA · EFSA Journal · 2021 · doi.org/10.2903/j.efsa.2021.6380Government
Dietary exposure to inorganic arsenic in the European populationEuropean Food Safety Authority (EFSA) · EFSA Journal 2014;12(3):3597 · 2014 · doi.org/10.2903/j.efsa.2014.3597Government

Sources

Browse Mixed Meals 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 mixed meals record in the library: 8 occurrence sources, references by form and basis, same-study contrasts.

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Heavy metals in Mixed Meals

Mixed Meals overview

What counts as mixed Meals

Heavy metal contamination profile of mixed Meals

How metals reach mixed Meals

Which forms and regions measured lower

Processing, cooking and preparation

Mitigation for mixed Meals

Trade-offs and limits of controls

Testing mixed Meals for metals

Buying and verifying mixed Meals

Exposure from mixed Meals

Evidence review and remaining gaps

Mixed Meals FAQs

References

Sources

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