Table 1. The level of cadmium, lead, and mercury in specific street-vended foods sold in Davao City, Philippines

	MRL1)	Grilled chicken intestines (n=20)		deep-fried breaded chicken eggs (n=20)		Steamed dumplings (n=20)		p
	mg/kg	+ve2) (%)	mg/kg	+ve (%)	mg/kg	+ve (%)	mg/kg
Cadmium	0.001	0	<d3)	0	<d	0	<d	-
Lead	0.025	5 (25)	0.089±0.369ns4)	6 (30)	0.090±0.236ns	4 (20)	0.019±0.064ns	0.059
Mercury	0.0001	16 (80)	0.044±0.034ns	16 (80)	0.069±0.046ns	18 (90)	0.062±0.053ns	0.677

MRL is the Maximum Residue Limit.
A positive sample that exceeded the MRL.
<d means below the limit of detection (LOD) = 0.0003 mg/kg.
ns, not significant.