| ACN | Acetonitrile |
| APCI-MS | Atmospheric-pressure chemical ionization mass spectrometry |
| BfR | German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment |
| C18 | octadecyl bonded silica |
| CONTAM | Scientific Panel on Contaminants in the Food Chain |
| CYP450 | cytochrome P450 monooxygenase |
| DAD | diode array detection |
| DHP | reactive intermediates pyrolytic esters |
| DHPAs | dehydropyrrolizidine alkaloids |
| DNA | Deoxyribonucleic acid |
| DSHCSH | disodium hydrogen citrate sesquihydrate |
| dSPE | dispersive solid phase ex-traction |
| EC | European Commission |
| EEE | European Economic Area |
| EFSA | European Food Safety Authority |
| EFTA | European Free Trade Association |
| EMA | European Medicines Agency |
| ESI | electrospray ionization |
| EU | European Union |
| FA | Formic Acid |
| GC | Gas Chromatography |
| GCB | graphitized carbon black |
| HPLC | High performance liquid chromatography |
| HRMS | High-Resolution Mass Spectrometers |
| HSOS | Sinusiodal Obstruction Syndrome |
| HVOD | Hepatic Veno-Occlusive Disease |
| IARC | International Agency for Research on Cancer |
| LC | Liquid Chromatography |
| LOD | Limit of Detection |
| LOQ | Limit of Quantification |
| MCX | Mixed-mode Cation Exchange |
| MeOH | Methanol |
| MP | Mobile Phase |
| MRM | Multiple Reaction Monitoring |
| MS | Mass Spectrometry |
| PA | Pyrrolizidine Alkaloid |
| PANOs | Pyrrolizidine Alkaloid N-oxide |
| PCX | Polymeric Cation Exchange |
| PSA | Primary Secondary Amine |
| QqQ | Triple Quadrupole |
| QuEChERS | Quick, Easy, Chip, Effective, Rugged and Safe |
| RASFF | Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed |
| RP | Reverse Phase |
| SALLE | Salting-out Assisted Liquid–Liquid Extraction |
| SCX | Strong Cation Exchange |
| SLE | Solid-Liquid Extraction |
| SPE | Solid-Phase Extraction |
| THF | Tetrahydrofuran |
| ToF | Time-of-Flight |
| TQ | Triple Quadrupole |
| TSCDH | Trisodium Citrate Dihydrate |
| UHPLC | Ultra-high-performance liquid chromatography |
| UPLC | Ultra-Performance Liquid Chromatography |
| UV | Ultraviolet |
| WHO | World Health Organization |