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21 CFR 101.12 — Reference Amounts Customarily Consumed Per Eating Occasion

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Summary This eCFR section provides FDA reference amounts customarily consumed per eating occasion.

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This eCFR section provides FDA reference amounts customarily consumed per eating occasion. HMI uses these values only as transparent serving-size assumptions when converting California Proposition 65’s lead MADL from an exposure value in ug/day into a ppb-equivalent concentration screen.

Category 1 values used for Prop 65 conversions

Product categoryReference amount used in HMIHMI conversion use
Cereals, dry instant15 gDry infant cereal Prop 65 ppb equivalent
Dinners, desserts, fruits, vegetables, or soups, ready-to-serve, junior or strained type110 gPurees, infant meals, and mixed baby-food products
Dinners, stews, or soups for young children, ready-to-serve170 gToddler-meal sensitivity note
Juices, all varieties, for infants and young children120 mLJuice ppb equivalent, approximated as 120 g
Other cereal and grain products, dry ready-to-eat, including teething biscuits and toasts7 g for infant teething/snack productsTeething and snack ppb equivalent

Formula assumptions are not taken from this table. Formula rows use clearly labelled illustrative daily-intake assumptions until a formula-specific exposure model is approved.

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