| b.w. | Body weight |
| CONTAM | Contaminants in the Food Chain |
| ELISA | Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay |
| EFSA | European Food Safety Authority |
| FLD | Fluorescence detector |
| HPLC | High-performance liquid chromatography |
| HPLC-MS/MS | High-performance liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry |
| HRMS | High-resolution mass spectrometry |
| IARC | International Agency for Research on Cancer |
| JECFA | Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives |
| LC-MS/MS | Liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry |
| LLOD | Lower limit of detection |
| LLOQ | Lower limit of quantification |
| MRM | Multiple reaction monitoring |
| MS | Mass spectrometry |
| NMR-MS | Nuclear magnetic resonance and mass spectrometry |
| OTA | Ochratoxin A |
| OTα | Ochratoxin α |
| PTWI | Provisional tolerable weekly intake |
| RT | Room temperature |
| SSE | Signal suppression/enhancement |
| TLC | Thin-layer chromatography |
| TMR | Total mixed rations |
| MS/MS | Tandem mass spectrometry |
| TWI | Tolerable Weekly Intake |