| AFB | aflatoxin B |
| AuNP | gold nanoparticle |
| 4’-AMF | 4’-(aminomethy) fluorescein hydrochloride |
| BLI | biolayer interferometry |
| CF | 5- or 6- carboxy-fluorescein |
| CL | chemiluminescence |
| CRM | certified reference material |
| CS | chitosan |
| CDHB | cyclododecyl 2,4-dihydroxybenzoate |
| DAM | double-analyte multiplex |
| DON | deoxynivalenol |
| DTAF | [4,6-dichlorotriazine-2-yl]amino-fluorescein |
| EC | electrochemical |
| ECL | electrochemiluminescence |
| EDF | fluoresceinthiocarbamyl ethylenediame |
| ELISA | enzyme linked immuno-sorbent assay |
| ELONA | enzyme-linked oligonucleotide assay |
| F. | Fusarium |
| FA | fumonisin A |
| FB | fumonisin B |
| FC | fumonisin C |
| FITC | fluorescein Isothiocyanate |
| FL | fluorescein |
| FL2 | 4’-(aminomethyl) fluorescein |
| FLISA | fluorescent immunosorbent assay |
| FRET | fluorescence resonance energy transfer |
| FP | fumonisin P |
| FPIA | fluorescence polarization immunoassay |
| GCE | glass carbon electrode |
| GO | graphene oxide |
| HMDF | fluoresceinthiocarbamyl hexamethylenediamine |
| HRE | hormone-responsive element |
| HRP | horseradish-peroxidase |
| LFIA | lateral flow immunoassay |
| LOD | limit of detection |
| mAb | monoclonal antibody |
| MB | molecular beacon |
| MIP | Molecularly imprinted polymer |
| MIOM | molecularly imprinted optosensing material |
| MIPPy | molecularly imprinted polypyrrole |
| MON | moniliformin |
| NA | not available |
| NIV | nivalenol |
| OTA | ochratoxin A |
| OWLS | optical waveguide lightmode spectroscopy |
| PARA | 2,4- dihydroxybenzoic acid 2-[(pyrene-l-carbonyl)amino] ethyl ester |
| PC-DNA | DNA partial complementary |
| PD-IPCR | phage display mediated immuno-PCR |
| QCM | quartz crystal microbalance |
| QD | quantum dot |
| Q-body | quenchbody |
| SAM | single-analyte multiplex |
| SELEX | systematic evolution of ligands by exponential enrichment |
| SPR | surface plasmon resonance |
| SWNTs | single-walled carbon nanotubes |
| TIRE | total internal reflection ellipsometry |
| T-2 | T-2 toxin |
| TMB | tetramethylbenzidine |
| UCNP | upconversion fluorescent nanoparticles |
| VHH | variable domain of heavy-chain |
| α-ZAL | α-zearalanone |
| ZEN | zearalenone |