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Journal of Environmental and Public Health

Journal of Environmental and Public Health / 2017 / Article / Tab 3

Research Article

Black Tea Source, Production, and Consumption: Assessment of Health Risks of Fluoride Intake in New Zealand

Table 3

Summary of fluoride intake per mug for 18 black tea bag commodities.
Mugs per dayVolume
(mls/day)		 Tea infusions made with nonfluoridated water (0.00 mg/L)
Total F intake		 Tea infusions made with fluoridated water (0.70 mg/L)
Total F intake		 Tea infusions made with fluoridated water (1.0 mg/L)
Total F intake
Max
mg/day		Min
mg/day		Max
mg/day		Min
mg/day		Max
mg/day		Min
mg/day
13501.10.11.40.31.50.4
27002.20.32.70.62.90.8
310503.00.44.10.94.41.3
414004.50.65.51.35.91.7
621006.70.88.21.98.82.5
828009.01.110.92.511.83.4
10350011.21.413.73.214.74.2
In the 28 member countries of the EU, the UL for a healthy adult male or female is 7.0 mg/day [123]. In the USA, the UL is 10.0 mg per day [122].