Tolerable weekly intake

{
  "id": "MLC-T-CHM-012096",
  "term": "Tolerable weekly intake",
  "field": "Chemistry",
  "definition": "A quantity of a potentially harmful substance, typically a contaminant such as cadmium, that a person can take in each week throughout life with no appreciable health risk, as estimated from toxicological studies. It is expressed per kilogram of body weight per week, a period suited to substances that accumulate in the body or are not eaten every day. The European Food Safety Authority, for example, has set one for cadmium.",
  "synonyms": [
    "provisional tolerable weekly intake (PTWI)"
  ],
  "subject": "Chemistry and Human Health",
  "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-weekly-intake/"
}