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Kinds of food

Pork - Prepared/Processed

1 products.

Typical levels

What FDA found when it bought and tested this kind of food around the US.

FDA samples behind these numbers
  • Lead in Ham, cured (not canned), baked: found in 10 of 27, average 2.28, highest 9.3 ppb (2017-2020)
  • Lead in Pork bacon, oven-cooked: found in 4 of 27, average 0.63, highest 4.7 ppb (2017-2020)
  • Lead in Pork chop, pan-cooked with oil: found in 0 of 27, all below 4 ppb (2017-2020)
  • Cadmium in Ham, cured (not canned), baked: found in 12 of 27, average 0.98, highest 4.7 ppb (2017-2020)
  • Cadmium in Pork bacon, oven-cooked: found in 14 of 27, average 1.62, highest 11 ppb (2017-2020)
  • Cadmium in Pork chop, pan-cooked with oil: found in 0 of 27, all below 1 ppb (2017-2020)
  • Mercury in Ham, cured (not canned), baked: found in 0 of 27, all below 1 ppb (2017-2020)
  • Mercury in Pork bacon, oven-cooked: found in 0 of 27, all below 1 ppb (2017-2020)
  • Mercury in Pork chop, pan-cooked with oil: found in 0 of 27, all below 1 ppb (2017-2020)
  • Arsenic (total) in Ham, cured (not canned), baked: found in 7 of 27, average 0.97, highest 4.6 ppb (2017-2020)
  • Arsenic (total) in Pork bacon, oven-cooked: found in 5 of 27, average 0.61, highest 3.8 ppb (2017-2020)
  • Arsenic (total) in Pork chop, pan-cooked with oil: found in 0 of 27, all below 3 ppb (2017-2020)
  • Perchlorate in Ham, cured (not canned), baked: found in 18 of 20, average 30.2, highest 126 ppb (2008-2012)
  • Perchlorate in Pork bacon, oven-cooked: found in 13 of 20, average 19, highest 139 ppb (2008-2012)
  • Perchlorate in Pork chop, pan-cooked w/ oil: found in 10 of 20, average 12.6, highest 73 ppb (2008-2012)

"Typically" is FDA's middle sample. Daily amounts use the long-run average and each chemical's daily limit (EPA reference dose, or FDA's level for lead) for a 33-lb toddler and a 154-lb adult. ppb = micrograms per kilogram of food. Source: FDA Total Diet Study.

Products

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