Safety and efficacy of a feed additive consisting of 25‐hydroxycholecalciferol (produced by Pseudonocardia autotrophica
DSM 32858) for all pigs, all poultry for fattening and ornamental birds and other poultry species (Huvepharma NV)

Table 4

Chronic human dietary exposure to 25‐OH‐D₃ expressed as vitamin D₃ equivalents

Population class	Maximum HRP^* (μg/kg body weight per day)	Default body weight^† (kg)	Exposure (μg/day)	Upper tolerable level (μg/day)	% UL
Infants	0.7450	5	2.8	25	11.2
Toddlers	0.8759	12	10.51	50	21.05
Other children	0.8390	23	19.29	50	38.58
Adolescents	0.5617	52.4^**	29.43	100	29.43
Adults	0.4243	70	29.7	100	29.7
Elderly	0.3217	70	22.4	100	22.4
Very elderly	0.3335	70	23.34	100	23.34

^*HRP: highest reliable percentile

^**Average of 43.4 and 61.3 kg.

^†EFSA Scientific committee (2012).