Furthermore, if the value for intake dosage in Equation II in the preceding slide is capped at a maximum level, such as by setting it equal to a pre-defined safe intake dosage which the health risk assessment community often refers to as acceptable daily intake (ADI) or reference dosage (RfD), then the value so derived for food concentration becomes the residue tolerance limit or MRL in question. Accordingly, the inconsistencies seen in the tolerance limits across world regions (as evident in Tables 1A, 1B, and 1C) were simply due to the different (daily) fish consumption patterns (rates) and/or safe dietary intake levels (e.g., ADIs or RfDs) that the different regions or countries assumed.