Abbreviations - Statement on the EFSA Opinion on the risks to human health related to the presence of perfluoroalkyl substances in food

ADME

 absorption, distribution, metabolism and excretion

AFFF

 aqueous film-forming foam

ALT

Alanine aminotransferase

ANSES

Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health and Safety

ATSDR

Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry

BMD

Benchmark dose

BMDL

Benchmark dose lower confidence limit

BMDS

Benchmark Dose Software

BMDU

Benchmark dose upper confidence limit

BMR  

Benchmark response

CI

Confidence interval

CONTAM

Contaminants in the Food Chain

COT

The Committee on Toxicity of Chemicals in Food, Consumer products and the Environment

EFSA

European Food Safety Authority

FSANZ

Food Safety Australia New Zealand

FSA

Food Standards Agency

FC-807

Ammonium bis[2-[N-ethyl(hepatodecafluorooctane)sulphonylamino]ethyl]phosphate

8:2 FTOH

8:2 Fluorotelomer alcohol

8:2 monoPAP

8:2 Fluorotelomer phosphate monoester

8:2 diPAP

8:2 Fluorotelomer phosphate diester

GFR

Glomerular filtration rate

GI

Gastrointestinal tract

HBGV

Health-based guidance value

HBM

German Human Biomonitoring

Hib

Haemophilus Influenzae type b

IPCS 

International Programme on Chemical Safety

LDL

Low-density lipoprotein

NOAEC

No observed adverse effect concentration

EtFOSA

N-ethyl perfluorooctane sulphonamide

EtFOSE

N-ethyl perfluorooctane sulfonamidoethanol

OATs

Organic anion transporters

FOSA

Perfluorooctane sulphonamide

PBPK

Physiologically-based Pharmacokinetic

PCP

 personal care product

PFASs

Perfluoroalkylated substances

PFBA

Perfluorobutanoic acid

PFCAs

Perfluoroalkyl carboxylic acids

PFPeA

Perfluoropentanoic acid

PFHxA

Perfluorohexanoic acid

PFHpA

Perfluoroheptanoic acid

PFOA

Perfluorooctanoic acid

PFNA

Perfluorononanoic acid

PFDA

Perfluorodecanoic acid

PFUnDA

Perfluoroundecanoic acid

PFDoDA

Perfluorododecanoic acid

PFHxDA

Perfluorohexadecanoic acid

PFODA

Perfluorooctadecanoic acid

PFTrDA

Perfluorotridecanoic acid

PFteDA

Perfluorotetradecanoic acid

PFPeDA

Perfluoropentadecanoic acid

PFSAs

Perfluoroalkane sulfonic acids

PFBS

Perfluorobutane sulfonic acid

PFHxS

Perfluorohexane sulfonic acid

PFHpS

Perfluoroheptane sulfonic acid

PFOS

Perfluorooctane sulfonic acid

PFDS

Perfluorodecane sulfonic acid

PFOSI

Perfluorooctane sulfinic acid

POP

persistent organic pollutants

RIVM 

Dutch National Institute for Public Health and the Environment

TEQ

Toxic equivalent

TWIs

Tolerable weekly intakes

WHO

World Health Organisation