Acceptable daily intake
Acceptable Daily Intake (ADI) is a measure of the amount of a specific substance (usually a food additive, or a residue of a veterinary drug or pesticide) in food or drinking water that can be ingested (orally consumed) on a daily basis over a lifetime without an appreciable health risk. ADI values are often used by national and international health and safety authorities to guide the regulation of substances used in food production.
Pronunciation
- UK: /əkˈsɛptəbəl ˈdeɪli ˈɪnteɪk/
- US: /əkˈsɛptəbəl ˈdeɪli ˈɪntɑːk/
Etymology
The term "Acceptable Daily Intake" is derived from the English words "acceptable" (meaning satisfactory or adequate), "daily" (meaning every day), and "intake" (meaning an amount of food or drink taken into the body).
Related Terms
- Tolerable daily intake (TDI)
- No-observed-adverse-effect level (NOAEL)
- Lowest-observed-adverse-effect level (LOAEL)
- Food safety
- Food additive
- Pesticide residue
- Veterinary drug
See Also
- Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
- World Health Organization (WHO)
- European Food Safety Authority (EFSA)
References
External links
- Medical encyclopedia article on Acceptable daily intake
- Wikipedia's article - Acceptable daily intake
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