Dairy/Egg Based Products / Meals

• Lead in Cottage cheese, creamed, reduced fat: found in 0 of 3, all below 4 ppb (2018-2020)
• Lead in Eggs, hard-boiled: found in 0 of 27, all below 4 ppb (2017-2020)
• Cadmium in Cottage cheese, creamed, reduced fat: found in 0 of 3, all below 1 ppb (2018-2020)
• Cadmium in Eggs, hard-boiled: found in 0 of 27, all below 1 ppb (2017-2020)
• Mercury in Cottage cheese, creamed, reduced fat: found in 0 of 3, all below 1 ppb (2018-2020)
• Mercury in Eggs, hard-boiled: found in 0 of 27, all below 1 ppb (2017-2020)
• Arsenic (total) in Cottage cheese, creamed, reduced fat: found in 0 of 3, all below 3 ppb (2018-2020)
• Arsenic (total) in Eggs, hard-boiled: found in 0 of 27, all below 3 ppb (2017-2020)
• Perchlorate in Cottage cheese, creamed, lowfat (2% milk fat): found in 20 of 20, average 6.53, highest 16 ppb (2008-2012)
• Perchlorate in Eggs, boiled: found in 13 of 20, average 1.09, highest 2 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.