Infant Exposure to Metals through Consumption of Formula Feeding in Mekelle, Ethiopia

Table 3

The estimated daily intake (EDI) values of metals from commercial infant formulas and the health risk index (HI).

Age in months	Metal	Safety limit	Infant formula code, EDI					Mean EDI	HI
			B	L	M	N	P
6	Pb	3.6	1.881	0.932	0.292	1.151	-	1.064	0.30
	Zn	7	0.835	1.307	0.728	0.769	0.509	0.83	0.12
7–12	Pb	3.6	1.112	0.551	0.173	0.68	-	0.629	0.17
	Zn	7	0.494	0.773	0.431	0.455	0.301	0.614	0.09

level in μg/kg bw/day. level in mg/kg bw/day.