ADI
n. countablen. Stands for Acceptable Daily Intake. The amount of a substance, like a food additive, that a person can safely eat or drink every day for their whole life without health risks.
n. Abbreviation for Acceptable Daily Intake. A measure of the amount of a specific substance in food or drinking water that can be ingested daily over a lifetime without an appreciable health risk.
Scientists set the ADI for the new sweetener to keep consumers safe.
Regulatory agencies calculate the ADI based on long-term toxicological studies, usually applying a safety factor to the highest dose that caused no observed effects.
While exceeding the ADI on a single occasion is unlikely to cause harm, the metric is designed to ensure that cumulative exposure over several decades remains within safe physiological limits.
Often used with the preposition 'for' to specify the substance being measured.