Mercury (methylmercury)

Safety Summary

Regulatory Status

Food Safety Thresholds (Baby Food)

Governance status, not safety advice — see the full coverage-gap & legal-force matrix.

Sources

These citations are the ones recorded for the human adult context.

• US EPA: Mercury Study Report to Congress and Fish Consumption Advisory REGULATORY · 1995
• Methylmercury (MeHg) | CASRN 22967-92-6 | DTXSID9024198 | IRIS | US EPA, ORD REGULATORY
• Federal Contaminated Site Risk Assessment in Canada, Part II: Health Canada Toxicological Reference Values (TRVs) and Chemical-Specific Factors, Version 2.0 REGULATORY
• where to look IARC Monographs — Monographs available (index) REGULATORY · 2026
• where to look PubChem: Toxicity section (CID 6860) PUBCHEM
• TEDX List of Potential Endocrine Disruptors, full export (Excel from the publisher's own search, operator-saved 2026-10-08; list last updated September 2018) REFERENCE_DATABASE
• OEHHA Proposition 65 List of Carcinogens or Reproductive Toxicants (CSV, list date 31-Jul-26) REGULATORY

The IARC classification shown under Regulatory Status is cited to the source below. It is a record-wide citation for that classification, not a source for the adult risk band.

• IARC Monographs Volume 58: Beryllium, Cadmium, Mercury, and Exposures in the Glass Manufacturing Industry REGULATORY · 1993

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