Review on the Risk Assessment of Heavy Metals in Malaysian Clams

Table 2

Guidelines on heavy metals (g/g dry weight) for food safety set by different countries [27–38].

Countries	Cd	Cu	Pb	Zn	Ni	Fe
Malaysian Food Regulation (1985)	1.00	30.0	2.00	100.00	—	—
International Council for the Exploration of the Seas (ICES, 1988)	1.80	—	3.00	—	—	—
Brazilian Ministry of Health (ABIA, 1991)	5.00	150	10.0	250.00	—	—
Ministry of Public Health, Thailand (MPHT, 1986)	—	133	6.67	667.00	—	—
Food and Drug Administration of the United States (USFDA, 1990)	25.0	—	11.50	—	—	—
Australian Legal Requirements for Food Safety (NHMRC, 1987)	10.0	350	—	750.00	—	—
Hong Kong Environmental Protection Department (HKEPD, 1997)	2.00	—	6.00	—	—	—