ADIshort forAcceptable Daily Intake - Acceptable Daily Intake
The ADIshort forAcceptable Daily Intake specifies the quantity of a substance that can be consumed orally on a daily basis over an entire lifetime without an appreciable health risk. The ADIshort forAcceptable Daily Intake is derived for substances introduced into the food chain, including drinking water (e.g. food additives, plant protection products and biocides) and applied to the assessment of the health risk that is associated with chronic exposureExposureTo glossary to such substances. The ADIshort forAcceptable Daily Intake is usually specified in mgshort formilligram/kgshort forkilogram body weight per day.
Related terms: Tolerable Daily Intake (TDIshort forTolerable Daily Intake), Acute Reference Dose (ARfDshort forAcute Reference Dose)