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RISK‐BASED EVALUATION OF CHEMICAL  CONTAMINANTS PROCESS

• Define categories of ingredients

Grouping similar ingredients to maximize efficiency

• Define chemical contaminants that are in scope

Based on multiple inputs (regulations, data, emerging issues)

• Define the severity of toxicity of chemical contaminants

Using defined criteria to group contaminants of similar hazard

• Define the probability of a chemical contaminant being present

Using defined criteria that evaluate the probability of a contaminant being present in a specific ingredient category

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SELECT CONTAMINANTS CATEGORIES

• Pesticides/herbicides • Veterinary antibiotics/Banned drugs

• Mycotoxins (M1, B1, B2, G1, G2) • Economic adulterants (Mel/CYA, DCD, others) • Persistent organic compounds (PCB/PCDD/Dioxins) • Heavy metals (Pb, Hg, As, Cd) I i i ( it it it t thi t fl id ) • norgan c an ons n r e, n ra e, ocyana e, uor e

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