Figure 3. Proportional Dietary PCDD/PCDF Exposure Estimate (pg WHO-TEQ/kg body weight/month)
by Food Category from US FDA TDS Foods Collected in 2001-2004 (Based on PCDD/PCDF Concentration Assuming
ND = 0)14
This image is a bar chart with the x-axis representing the sex and age group and the y-axis representing the percentage of the type of food.
All Groups
- Other foods and mixtures - 19%
- Poultry and mixtures - 2%
- Meat and mixtures - 46%
- Fruits, vegetables and mixtures - 5%
- Fish and mixtures - 10%
- Fats, oils and mixtures - 2%
- Eggs and mixtures - 1%
- Dairy foods and mixtures - 15%
Infants 6 to 11 months
- Other foods and mixtures - 13%
- Poultry and mixtures - 5%
- Meat and mixtures - 18%
- Fruits, vegetables and mixtures - 12%
- Fish and mixtures -2%
- Fats, oils and mixtures - 1%
- Eggs and mixtures 2%
- Dairy foods and mixtures - 47%
Children 2 years
- Other foods and mixtures - 15%
- Poultry and mixtures - 2%
- Meat and mixtures - 39%
- Fruits, vegetables and mixtures - 6%
- Fish and mixtures - 4%
- Fats, oils and mixtures - 1%
- Eggs and mixtures - 2%
- Dairy foods and mixtures - 31%
Children 6 years
- Other foods and mixtures - 20%
- Poultry and mixtures - 2%
- Meat and mixtures - 41%
- Fruits, vegetables and mixtures - 3%
- Fish and mixtures - 4%
- Fats, oils and mixtures - 2%
- Eggs and mixtures - 1%
- Dairy foods and mixtures - 27%
Children 10 years
- Other foods and mixtures - 20%
- Poultry and mixtures - 2%
- Meat and mixtures - 41%
- Fruits, vegetables and mixtures - 4%
- Fish and mixtures - 4%
- Fats, oils and mixtures - 1%
- Eggs and mixtures - 2%
- Dairy foods and mixtures - 26%
Girls 14 to 16
- Other foods and mixtures - 24%
- Poultry and mixtures - 3%
- Meat and mixtures - 44%
- Fruits, vegetables and mixtures - 4%
- Fish and mixtures - 8%
- Fats, oils and mixtures - 1%
- Eggs and mixtures - 1%
- Dairy foods and mixtures - 15%
Boys 14-16
- Other foods and mixtures - 27%
- Poultry and mixtures - 2%
- Meat and mixtures - 42%
- Fruits, vegetables and mixtures - 3%
- Fish and mixtures - 6%
- Fats, oils and mixtures - 1%
- Eggs and mixtures - 1%
- Dairy foods and mixtures - 18%
Women 25 to 30
- Other foods and mixtures - 22%
- Poultry and mixtures - 3%
- Meat and mixtures - 39%
- Fruits, vegetables and mixtures - 5%
- Fish and mixtures - 12%
- Fats, oils and mixtures - 2%
- Eggs and mixtures - 2%
- Dairy foods and mixtures - 15%
Men 25 to 30
- Other foods and mixtures - 23%
- Poultry and mixtures - 2%
- Meat and mixtures - 51%
- Fruits, vegetables and mixtures - 4%
- Fish and mixtures - 5%
- Fats, oils and mixtures - 1%
- Eggs and mixtures - 2%
- Dairy foods and mixtures - 12%
Women 40 to 45
- Other foods and mixtures - 18%
- Poultry and mixtures - 3%
- Meat and mixtures - 6%
- Fruits, vegetables and mixtures - 6%
- Fish and mixtures - 11%
- Fats, oils and mixtures - 2%
- Eggs and mixtures - 2%
- Dairy foods and mixtures - 12%
Men 40 to 45
- Other foods and mixtures - 15%
- Poultry and mixtures - 4%
- Meat and mixtures - 51%
- Fruits, vegetables and mixtures - 5%
- Fish and mixtures - 9%
- Fats, oils and mixtures - 1%
- Eggs and mixtures - 1%
- Dairy foods and mixtures - 14%
Women 60 to 65
- Other foods and mixtures - 12%
- Poultry and mixtures - 3%
- Meat and mixtures - 43%
- Fruits, vegetables and mixtures - 7%
- Fish and mixtures - 19%
- Fats, oils and mixtures - 2%
- Eggs and mixtures - 2%
- Dairy foods and mixtures - 12%
Men 60 to 65
- Other foods and mixtures - 12%
- Poultry and mixtures - 3%
- Meat and mixtures - 49%
- Fruits, vegetables and mixtures - 5%
- Fish and mixtures - 15%
- Fats, oils and mixtures - 3%
- Eggs and mixtures - 3%
- Dairy foods and mixtures - 10%
Women 70 years and older
- Other foods and mixtures - 13%
- Poultry and mixtures - 4%
- Meat and mixtures - 41%
- Fruits, vegetables and mixtures - 9%
- Fish and mixtures - 15%
- Fats, oils and mixtures - 2%
- Eggs and mixtures - 2%
- Dairy foods and mixtures - 14%
Men 70 Years and older
- Other foods and mixtures - 11%
- Poultry and mixtures - 3%
- Meat and mixtures - 44%
- Fruits, vegetables and mixtures - 7%
- Fish and mixtures - 14%
- Fats, oils and mixtures - 3%
- Eggs and mixtures - 1%
- Dairy foods and mixtures - 17%