| JRC | Joint Research Centre |
| GFSI | Global Food Safety Initiative |
| ACN | Alert and Cooperation Network |
| CEN | European Committee for Standardization |
| EU | European Union |
| FSTA | Food Science and Technology Abstracts |
| NVWA | Netherlands Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority |
| NVWA-IOD | Intelligence and Investigation Service of the Netherlands Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority |
| Al. | Allergenic |
| Bi. | Biological |
| Ch. | Chemical |
| Ph. | Physical |
| Laun_non | Food laundering, non-food grade |
| Laun_unk | Food laundering, unknown grade |
| Laun_food | Food laundering, food grade |
| Enh_prod | Fraudulent food enhancement, product tampering |
| Enh_rec | Fraudulent food enhancement, record tampering |
| Fac_prod | Facilitation, product tampering |
| Fac_rec | Facilitation, record tampering |
| Fac_laun | Facilitation, food laundering |
| ASAE | Economic and Food Safety Authority |
| NAS | Anti-adulteration and healthcare unit of the Carabinieri |
| TSE | Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathy |