Why is chromium limited in food? The certification rationale — page updateshttps://heavymetalcertified.com/why-we-limit/chromiumPublished revisions of this Heavy Metal Certified page.Why is chromium limited in food? The certification rationalehttps://heavymetalcertified.com/why-we-limit/chromiumhttps://heavymetalcertified.com/why-we-limit/chromium#revision-6ad7c3993ded0b9eMon, 21 Sep 2026 04:04:58 GMTWhy HMTc limits chromium in food: one form, hexavalent chromium, is a human carcinogen while the trivalent form is benign — so chromium is limited only where a credible hexavalent pathway exists.