| 3-ADON | 3-acetyldeoxynivalenol |
| 15-ADON | 15-acetyldeoxynivalenol |
| 10-OH-OTA | 10-hydroxyochratoxin A |
| 2’R-OTA | 2’R-ochratoxin A |
| ACN | acetonitrile |
| ADON | acetyldeoxynivalenol |
| AF-adducts | adducts of aflatoxins |
| AFB1 | aflatoxin B1 |
| AFB1-alb | adduct of AFB1 with albumin |
| AFB1-lys | adduct of AFB1 with lysine |
| AFB2 | aflatoxin B2 |
| AFG1 | aflatoxin G1 |
| AFG2 | aflatoxin G2 |
| AFM1 | aflatoxin M1 |
| AFM2 | aflatoxin M2 |
| AFOH | aflatoxicol |
| AFs | aflatoxins |
| ALT | altenuene |
| AME | alternariol monomethyl ether: |
| AOH | alternariol |
| APCI | atmospheric pressure chemical ionization |
| ARfD | acute reference dose |
| ASD | autism spectrum disorder |
| BEA | beauvericin |
| bw | body weight |
| CHB | chronic hepatitis B |
| CLB | chronic liver disease |
| CIT | citrinin |
| CRC | colorectal cancer |
| DAS | diacetoxyscirpenol |
| DH-CIT | dihydrocitrinone |
| DOM-1 | deepoxy-deoxynivalenol |
| DON | deoxynivalenol |
| DON-3-GlcA | deoxynivalenol-3-glucuronide |
| DON-15-GlcA | deoxynivalenol-15-glucuronide |
| EDI | estimated daily intake |
| EFSA | European Food Safety Authority |
| ELISA | Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay |
| EnA | enniatin A |
| EnA1 | enniatin A1 |
| EnB | enniatin B |
| EnB1 | enniatin B1 |
| Ens | enniatins |
| ESI | electrospray ionization |
| EtOAc | ethylacetate |
| FB1 | fumonisin B1 |
| FB2 | fumonisin B2 |
| FBs | fumonisins |
| FDA | Food and Drug Administration |
| FLD | fluorescence detector |
| FUS-X | fusarenon-X |
| GBC | gallbladder cancer |
| GLIO | gliotoxin |
| HBGV | health-based guidance values |
| HBM | human biological monitoring |
| HCC | hepatocellular carcinoma |
| HRMS | high-resolution mass spectrometry |
| HT-2 | HT-2 toxin |
| HT-2-4-GlcA | HT-2-toxin-4-glucuronide |
| IAC | immunoaffinity columns |
| IARC | International Agency for Research on Cancer |
| ID-MS | isotope dilution mass spectrometry |
| JECFA | Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives |
| LC | liquid chromatography |
| LC-FLD | LC coupled with fluorescence detector |
| LC-HRMS | LC coupled with High-resolution mass spectrometry |
| LC-MS/MS | LC coupled with tandem mass spectrometry |
| LLE | liquid-liquid extraction |
| LOD | limit of detection |
| LOQ | limit of quantification |
| MeOH | methanol |
| MOE | margin of exposure |
| MRM | multiple reaction monitoring |
| MS | mass spectrometer |
| NIV | nivalenol |
| OTα | ochratoxin α |
| OTA | ochratoxin A |
| PAT | patulin |
| PBS | phosphate buffer solution |
| QqQ | triple quadrupole |
| QTrap | quadrupole-ion trap |
| QuEChERS | Quick Easy Cheap Effective Rugged and Safe |
| SRM | selective reaction monitoring |
| SAM | severe acute malnutrition |
| SPE | solid-phase extraction |
| STER | sterigmatocystin |
| T-2 | T-2 toxin |
| TDI | tolerable daily intake |
| TWI | tolerable weekly intake |
| UHPLC | ultra-LC |
| ZAL | zearalanol |
| ZAN | zearalanone |
| ZAN-14-GlcA | zearalanone-14- glucuronide |
| ZEA | zearalenone |
| ZEA-14-GlcA | zearalenone-14- glucuronide |
| ZEL | zearalenol |