| RTE | ready-to-eat food |
| OTA | ochratoxin A |
| AFs | aflatoxins |
| FUM | fumonisin |
| CIT | citrinin |
| DON | deoxynivalenol |
| ZEN | zearalenone |
| LC-MS/MS | liquid chromatography–mass spectrometry |
| HPLC | high-performance liquid chromatography |
| FLD | fluorescence detector |
| TLC | thin-layer chromatography |
| RP-HPLC | reverse phase HPLC |
| IAC-LC | immuno-affinity column and reversed-phase liquid chromatography |
| DAD-HPLC | diode array detector-HPLC |
| EFSA | European Food Safety Authority |
| AI | artificial intelligence |