Abbreviations
In this guide
In this guide|
AFB1 |
Alfatoxin B1 |
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AFG2 |
Aflatoxin G2 |
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AFs |
Aflatoxins |
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ALARA |
As low as reasonably achievable |
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ALT |
Alanine transferase |
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ARfD |
Acute Reference Dose |
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BaP |
Benzo(a)pyrene |
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BDL |
Below detectable limit |
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BfR |
German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment |
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CI |
Confidence interval |
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CONTAM |
Contaminants in the Food Chain |
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COT |
Committee on the Toxicity of Chemicals in Food, Consumer Products and the Environment |
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Cr |
Chromium |
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CTN |
Citrinin |
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DHSC |
Department of Health and Social Care |
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DON |
Deoxynivalenol |
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DWI |
Drinking Water Inspectorate |
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EC |
European Commission |
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EFSA |
European Food Safety Authority |
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EGCG |
Epigallocatechin-3-gallate |
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ENB |
Enniatin B |
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EU |
European Union |
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FAO |
Food and Agriculture Organisation |
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FB1 |
Fumonisin B1 |
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FSA |
Food Standards Agency |
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GB |
Great Britain |
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GM |
Geometric mean |
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HBGV |
Health based guidance value |
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HMF5 |
5-Hydroxymethyl-2-Furfural |
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HMRC |
UK HM Revenue and Customs |
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HRFNAO |
High-Risk Food and Feed of Non-Animal Origin |
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IARC |
International Agency for Research on Cancer |
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IQ |
Intelligience quotient |
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JECFA |
Joint FAO/WHO Expert on Committee on Food Additives |
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LOD |
Limit of detection |
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LOQ |
Limit of quantification |
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LSGMs |
Least squares geometric means |
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MIREC |
Canadian Maternal-Infant Research on Environmental Chemicals |
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Mn |
Manganese |
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MRLs |
Maximum residue levels |
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MUF |
Maternal urinary fluoride |
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NCCIH |
US National Centre for Complementary and Integrative Health |
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ND |
Not detected |
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NDA |
Nutrition, Novel Food and Food Allergens |
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NDNS |
National Diet and Nutrition Survey |
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NHS |
National Health Service |
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NTDs |
Neural tube defects |
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OR |
Odd ratio |
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OTA |
Ochratoxin A |
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PAH2 |
benzo[a]pyrene and chrysene |
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PAH4 |
sum of benzo[a]pyrene, benz[a]anthracene, benzo[b]fluoranthene, and chrysene |
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PAH8 |
PAH4 plus benzo[k]fluoranthene, benzo[ghi]perylene, dibenz[a,h]antracene, indeno[1,2,3-cd]pyrene |
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PAHs |
Polyaromatic hydrocarbons |
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PAs |
Pyrrolizidine alkaloids |
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pHBGV |
Provisional health based guidance value |
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PRiF |
Pesticide Residues in Food |
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SACN |
Scientific Advisory Committee on Nutrition |
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TAs |
Tropane alkaloids |
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TDI |
Tolerable daily intake |
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TDS |
Total Diet Study |
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TUIL |
Tolerable upper intake levels |
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TWI |
Tolerable weekly intake |
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UK |
United Kingdom |
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UK |
United Kingdom |
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UKHSA |
UK Health Security Agency |
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US EPA |
United States Environmental Protection Agency |
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US FDA |
United States of America Food and Drug Administration |
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US NIH ODS |
United States Department of Health and Human Services National Institutes of Health Office of Dietary Supplements |
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US NTP |
US National Toxicology Program |
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WHO |
World Health Organization |
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ZEN |
Zearalenone |