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Three structural patterns account for all 19 P2 findings:

  1. EFSA 2020 misattribution (6 rows, almond): Flyvholm 1984 values appear in a sentence whose trailing citation is EFSA 2020 (which begins the next sentence about a different claim). The audit tool captures EFSA 2020 as nearest citation; EFSA 2020 source page contains no per-food Ni means.
  2. FDA TDS source page body gap (9 rows, apple-juice + apple): The fda2022-tds-elements-fy2018-fy2020 source page documents the dataset and references the underlying CSVs but does not enumerate per-food values in its body. All nine values exist in data/evidence/fda_tds_fy2018_2020_summary_by_food_analyte.csv; needs trivial CSV-side verification.
  3. Loose method citation (3 rows, ACV) and one out-of-range approximation (1 row, apple-juice): Ndungu 2004 is cited for detection floors it doesn’t state; Benoy 1971 is cited for a 200 mg/kg threshold that doesn’t appear in its source page.

P2 findings — not-in-source

PageSectionClaimCited sourceVerdictNote
almondWhy this commodity accumulates heavy metals1.3 µg/gefsa-nickel-contam-2020not-in-sourceValue is from Flyvholm 1984 (preceding citation in same sentence). EFSA 2020 citation starts the next sentence (“EFSA’s 2020 Nickel opinion names nuts collectively…”). EFSA 2020 source page contains no almond Ni mean.
almondWhy this commodity accumulates heavy metals300 ppbefsa-nickel-contam-2020not-in-sourceFragment of “1,300 ppb” (= 1.3 µg/g); same attribution issue as row above.
almondNickel in almond1.8 µg/gefsa-nickel-contam-2020not-in-sourceHazelnut mean Ni from Flyvholm 1984 (Key numbers: “Hazelnuts | 0.66–3.3 | 12 | 1.8”). Sentence containing these values ends with EFSA 2020 citation that governs a different following claim; no citation in EFSA 2020 source page for 1.8 µg/g.
almondNickel in almond3.6 µg/gefsa-nickel-contam-2020not-in-sourceWalnut mean Ni from Flyvholm 1984 (Key numbers: “Walnuts | single | 1 | 3.6”). Same attribution issue.
almondNickel in almond2.8 µg/gefsa-nickel-contam-2020not-in-sourcePeanut mean Ni from Flyvholm 1984 (Key numbers: “Peanuts | 1.6–4.9 | 2 | 2.8”). Same attribution issue.
almondNickel in almond0.8 µg/gefsa-nickel-contam-2020not-in-sourcePistachio mean Ni from Flyvholm 1984 (Key numbers: “Pistachios | single | 1 | 0.8”). EFSA 2020 citation follows this value in text but governs “EFSA Nickel 2020 subsequently names nuts collectively…” — a distinct claim.
apple-cider-vinegarMitigation options5 ppbndungu2004-lead-vinegar-icpms-gfaasnot-in-sourceNdungu 2004 source page reports GFAAS MDL 0.12 µg/L for Pb, not ”≤ 5 ppb.” The ACV page cites Ndungu 2004 as “a useful method reference” for the protocol, not as the source of these detection-floor values.
apple-cider-vinegarMitigation options1 ppbndungu2004-lead-vinegar-icpms-gfaasnot-in-sourceNdungu 2004 is Pb-only; no Cd data or Cd detection limit in source page.
apple-cider-vinegarMitigation options10 ppbndungu2004-lead-vinegar-icpms-gfaasnot-in-sourceNdungu 2004 is Pb-only; no Ni data or Ni detection limit in source page.
apple-juiceWhy this commodity accumulates heavy metals200 mg/kgbenoy1971-tin-toxicity-canned-fruit-juicesnot-in-source”200 mg/kg” not stated in Benoy 1971 source page. Source page reports: Kuwait outbreak juice at 250–385 ppm (no symptoms in cats); controlled symptom onset at 540 ppm (1 cat), 1,370 ppm (20–30% cats; all humans). 200 mg/kg is below the no-symptom outbreak level.
apple-juiceRanges by source, region, and variety1.5 ppbfda2022-tds-elements-fy2018-fy2020not-in-sourceApple juice Pb p50 = 1.5 ppb (TDS Food 99, n=3). FDA TDS source page body does not enumerate per-food values; value exists in data/evidence/fda_tds_fy2018_2020_summary_by_food_analyte.csv. Ingredient page TDS Occurrence table confirms the value.
apple-juiceRanges by source, region, and variety2.7 ppbfda2022-tds-elements-fy2018-fy2020not-in-sourceApple juice Pb max = 2.7 ppb. Same structural gap as above; value in referenced CSV.
apple-juiceRanges by source, region, and variety2.4 ppbfda2022-tds-elements-fy2018-fy2020not-in-sourceApple juice tAs p50 = 2.4 ppb. Same structural gap; value in referenced CSV.
apple-juiceRanges by source, region, and variety4.4 ppbfda2022-tds-elements-fy2018-fy2020not-in-sourceApple juice tAs max = 4.4 ppb. Same structural gap; value in referenced CSV.
apple-juiceRanges by source, region, and variety20 ppbfda2022-tds-elements-fy2018-fy2020not-in-sourceApple juice Ni max = 20 ppb. Same structural gap; value in referenced CSV.
appleWhy this commodity accumulates heavy metals5.36 ppbfda2022-tds-elements-fy2018-fy2020not-in-sourceApple tAs p90 = 5.36 ppb (TDS Food 78, n=27). FDA TDS source page body does not list this value; it exists in the referenced CSV and in the ingredient page’s inline TDS Occurrence table.
appleWhy this commodity accumulates heavy metals20 ppbfda2022-tds-elements-fy2018-fy2020not-in-sourceApple tAs max = 20 ppb. Same structural gap; value in referenced CSV.
appleRanges by source, region, and variety5.36 ppbfda2022-tds-elements-fy2018-fy2020not-in-sourceDuplicate of Why-section claim above (same value, different section). Same structural gap.
appleRanges by source, region, and variety20 ppbfda2022-tds-elements-fy2018-fy2020not-in-sourceDuplicate of Why-section claim above (same value, different section). Same structural gap.