List of Abbreviations and Technical terms
In this guide
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Acronym |
Definition |
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AFBI |
Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute |
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ANSES |
Environmental and Occupational Health and Safety |
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ASP |
Amnesic shellfish poisoning |
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ATX |
Anatoxin |
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AZA |
Azaspiracid |
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BMAA |
β-methylamino-L-alanine |
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BTX |
Brevetoxin |
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Cefas |
Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science |
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CI |
Cyclic imine |
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COT |
Committee on Toxicity of Chemicals in Food, Consumer Products and the Environment |
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CRLMB |
Community Reference Laboratory for marine biotoxins |
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CYN |
Cylindrospermopsin |
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DA |
Domoic acid |
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DSP |
Diarrhetic shellfish poisoning |
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EFSA |
European Food Safety Authority |
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EU |
European Union |
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EURL |
EU Regulatory Reference Laboratory |
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FSA |
Food Standards Agency |
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FSAI |
Food Safety Authority Ireland |
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GB |
Great Britain |
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GYM |
Gymnodimine |
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HBGV |
Health-based guidance value |
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IFREMER |
French Research Institute for Exploitation of the Sea |
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LD50 |
Lethal dose |
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MBA |
Mouse bioassay |
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MC |
Microcystin |
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NRL |
National Reference Laboratory |
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OA |
Okadaic acid |
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OATP |
Organic anion transport proteins |
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OC |
Official control |
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OL |
Official laboratory |
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PITX |
Palytoxin |
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PnTX |
Pinnatoxin |
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PSP |
Paralytic shellfish poisoning |
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PtTX |
Pteriatoxin |
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PTX |
Pectenotoxin |
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SPX |
Spirolide |
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STX |
Saxitoxin |
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TTX |
Tetrodotoxin |
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UK |
United Kingdom |
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WFSR |
Wageningen Food Safety Research |
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WHO |
World Health Organisation |
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YTX |
Yessotoxin |