Tolerable daily intake

{
  "id": "MLC-T-CHM-012094",
  "term": "Tolerable daily intake",
  "field": "Chemistry",
  "definition": "An estimate of how much of a substance in food or drinking water a person can take in each day throughout life with no appreciable risk to health. It is calculated from toxicological studies by dividing a no-effect level by a safety factor, often 100, to cover uncertainty, and it is stated in milligrams of substance per kilogram of body weight per day.",
  "subject": "Chemistry and Human Health",
  "see_also": [
    "tolerable weekly intake"
  ],
  "references": [
    "PAC, 2007, 79, 1153. 'Glossary of terms used in toxicology, 2nd edition (IUPAC Recommendations 2007)' on page 1323 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac200779071153)"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/chemistry/tolerable-daily-intake/"
}