Abbreviations

AFC

Food additives, flavourings, processing aids and materials in contact with food

AMR

Antimicrobial Resistance

B/vB

Bioaccumulative/very Bioaccumulative

BIOHAZ

Biological Hazards

BMDL

Benchmark Dose Lower Confidence Limit

CAS

Chemical Abstracts Service

CEP

Food Contact Materials, Enzymes and Processing Aids

CI

Confidence interval

CLSI

Clinical And Laboratory Standards Institute

FDA

Food and Drug Administration

EC

European Commission

ECHA

European Chemicals Agency

EFSA

European Food Safety Authority

EMA

European Medicines Agency

ERA

Environment Risk Assessment

EUCAST

European Committee On Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing

FAs

Food Additives

FCM

Food Contact Materials

FDA

Food and Drug Administration

FEEDAP

Additives and Products or Substances used in Animal Feed

FSA

Food Standard Agency

FSMS

Food Safety Management System

GLP

Good Laboratory Practice

HACCP

Hazard Analysis And Critical Control Points

HBGV

Health-Based Guidance Values

ISO

International Organization for Standardization

IUPAC

International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry

LOAEL

Lowest Observed Adverse Effect Level

MBC

Minimal Bactericidal Concentration

MIC

Minimal Inhibitory Concentration

MOE

Margin of Exposure

MOI

Multiplicity of Infection

NaCl

Sodium Chloride

NOAEL

No-Observed-Adverse-Effect-Level

OECD

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development

P/vP

Persistent/very Persistent

PCR

Polymerase Chain Reaction

PBT

Persistent, Bioaccumulative And Toxic

PCR

Polymerase Chain Reaction

PFU

plaque-forming unit(s)

PE

Population Equivalents

PEC

Predicted Effect Concentration

PMT

Persistent, Mobile And Toxic

PNEC

Predicted No Effect Concentration

QAF

(Q)SAR assessment framework

RPCDs

Raw Primary Commodity Derivatives

RTE

Ready-to-Eat

QPS

Qualified Presumption Of Safety

qPCR

Quantitative Polymerase Chain Reaction

QSAR

Quantitative Structural Activity Relationship

REACH

Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation And Restriction Of Chemicals

RP

Reference Point

RTE

Ready to eat

SC

Scientific Committee

SOP

Standard Operation Procedure

STP

Sewage Treatment Plant

TDI

Tolerable daily intake

TTC

Threshold of Toxicological Concern

VICH

International Cooperation on Harmonization of Technical Requirements for Registration of Veterinary Products

vPvB

Very Persistent And Very Bioaccumulative

WGS

Whole Genome Sequencing