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Provisional Tolereble Weekly Intake:
The Joint FAO/ WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives recommended that "any use of mercury compounds that in creases the level of mercury in food should be strongly discouraged". It recommends a provisional tolerable weekly intake of 0.3mg total mercury per person, of which no more than 0.2mg should be present as methylmercury.
The Ministry of Health and Welfare of Japan set the tolerable intake for adults (body weight 50Kg) as total mercury of 0.25mg and methylmercury of 0.17mg.
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