| MDARD | Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development |
| MSU VDL | Michigan State University Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory |
| NHANES | National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey |
| CFSAN | FDA Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition |
| FOIA | Freedom of Information Act |
| CFR | Code of Federal Regulations |
| EDTA | Ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid |
| ICP-MS | Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry |
| EU | European Union |
| USA | United States of America |