| ICP–MS | Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry |
| He/KED | Helium Collision Mode with Kinetic Energy Discrimination |
| CRM | Certified Reference Material |
| NIST | National Institute of Standards and Technology |
| FAPAS | Food Analysis Performance Assessment Scheme |
| BLD | Below Limit of Detection |
| LOQ | Limit of Quantification |
| LCD | Left-Censored Data (percentage of values below LOQ) |
| SD | Standard Deviation |
| SE | Standard Error |
| RSD | Relative Standard Deviation |
| CV | Coefficient of Variation |
| CI95% | 95% Confidence Interval |
| GPS | Global Positioning System |
| HTST | High-Temperature Short-Time (pasteurization) |
| LTLT | Low-Temperature Long-Time (pasteurization) |
| EU | European Union |
| ISO | International Organization for Standardization |
| AOAC | Association of Official Analytical Chemists |
| IUPAC | International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry |
| QC | Quality Control |
| RF | Radio Frequency |
| m/z | Mass-to-Charge Ratio |