Glossary

Abstract

Acceptable Daily Intake (ADI) The ADI of a chemical is the estimate of the amount of a substance in food and/or drinking water, expressed on a body weight basis, that can be ingested daily over a lifetime without appreciable health risk to the consumer on the basis of all of the known facts at the time of the evaluation. It is usually expressed in mg of the chemical per kg of body weight (FAO/WHO, 1997).