and the maximum typical concentrations of pesticides in food from the different diets
around Europe.
Additionally, acceptable daily intake (ADI) values and no observed adverse effect
level (NOAEL) values have been established. ADI values for pyrethroids are
between 0.02 and 0.07 mg kg
À1 day
À1 (mg of pyrethroid per kg of consumer’s
body weight per day), and NOAEL values are set between 1 and 7 mg kg
À1 day
À1
[36] (Table 4).
Table 3 Maximum residue
levels for pyrethroids in
different products [60]
Product
Limits (μg g
À1
)
1. Fruits and nuts
0.01–0.5
2. Vegetables
0.01–2
3. Pulses
0.01–1
4. Oilseeds and oilfruits
0.01–1
5. Cereals
0.02–2
6. Tea, coffee, infusions, cocoa and carobs
0.01–5
7. Hops
0.1–30
8. Spices
0.01–1
9. Sugar plants
0.01–0.5
10. Products of terrestrial animals
0.01–3
Tissue
0.02–3
(a) Swine
0.01–3
Fat
Liver
0.05–3
0.01–0.5
(b) Bovine
0.01–3
Fat
Liver
0.05–3
0.01–0.2
(c) Sheep
0.01–3
Fat
Liver
0.05–3
0.01–0.5
(d) Goat
0.01–3
Fat
Liver
0.05–3
0.01–0.5
(e) Equine
0.01–3
Fat
Liver
0.05–3
0.01–0.5
(f) Poultry
0.01–0.2
(g) Others
0.01–3
Fat
Liver
0.01–3
0.01–0.5
Milk
0.02–0.2
Bird eggs
0.01–0.1
Honey
0.01–0.05
Amphibians and reptiles
0.01–0.05
Terrestrial invertebrate animals
0.01–0.05
Wild terrestrial vertebrate animals
0.01–0.05
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