19th Australian Total Diet Survey

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION

The following supplementary information not included in the 19th ATDS published report is available here in pdf files.

Part 1: Background data - includes information on the foods sampled, pesticides and metabolites tested for, average food consumption data, average body weights, Acceptable Daily Intakes (ADIs) and tolerable limits.

Tables 1 - 8  [ PDF]

Part 2: Metals in food results - provides statistical means, medians, minimums and maximums for each metal in each food.

Tables 9 - 22 [ PDF]

Part 3: Pesticides in food results - provides statistical means, medians, minimums and maximums for each pesticide detected in food.

Tables 23 - 26  [ PDF]

Part 4: Definitions and Glossary of Terms - provides definitions for Acceptable Daily Intake (ADI), Provisional Tolerable Weekly Intake (PTWI), Maximum Residue Limit (MRL) and Maximum Permitted Concentration (MPC). 

Part 5: Analytical Parameters (including Table 27) - includes information on analytical quality assurance, as well as a summary of analytical methods and limits of reporting. 

Part 6: Food Preparation Instructions (including Table 28)- details instructions for preparation of individual foods for analyses.