Regulatory bodies

Each body below has a profile page: what it is and whether its numbers are binding, its positions across every metal, where it diverges from other bodies, its update log, and its key documents. These are the parent pages above the per-instrument regulation pages. See also positions by metal.

International (FAO/WHO)

• WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives (JECFA) — Advisory — health-based guidance to Codex. 4 instruments.
• Codex Alimentarius Commission (Codex) — International reference standard — adopted voluntarily by members. 2 instruments.

European Union

• European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) — Advisory — risk assessment, not binding law. 7 instruments.
• European Commission (EC) — Binding — legally enforceable maximum levels. 14 instruments.

United States (federal)

• United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) — Guidance — action levels (not health-based limits). 8 instruments.
• United States Environmental Protection Agency (US EPA) — Mixed — IRIS assessments (advisory) + binding water limits. 6 instruments.
• Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) — Advisory — screening Minimal Risk Levels, not enforceable. 2 instruments.
• United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) — Reference — blood-lead biomonitoring value, not a food limit. no food-limit instruments tracked.

United States — California

• California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) — Binding — Proposition 65 warning law (listings + MADL/NSRL). 4 instruments.