Table 3 Number of foods per food group with data and percent of total consumption represented
From: Risk-based indicators of Canadians’ exposures to environmental carcinogens
Food Groups | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Meats/Oils | Seafood | Fruit | Vegetables | Dairy/Eggs | Grains | Beverages | ||||||||
(n = 11) | (n = 3) | (n = 50) | (n = 67) | (n = 28) | (n = 9) | (n = 18) | ||||||||
Carcinogen | (a) | (b) | (a) | (b) | (a) | (b) | (a) | (b) | (a) | (b) | (a) | (b) | (a) | (b) |
Arsenic | 6 | 46% | 2 | 54% | 8 | 24% | 12 | 26% | 3 | 13% | 0 | 0% | 1 | 1% |
Benzene | 4 | 52% | 0 | 0% | 11 | 38% | 11 | 26% | 8 | 20% | 3 | 63% | 5 | 21% |
Benzo[a]pyrene | 3 | 8% | 2 | 54% | 0 | 0% | 1 | 2% | 2 | 9% | 0 | 0% | 1 | 2% |