| AF | aflatoxin |
| AF-alb | AF-albumin |
| AFB1 | aflatoxin B1 |
| AFB1-lys | aflatoxin B1-lysine |
| DAD | diode-array |
| DON | desoxynivalenol |
| EC | electrochemical |
| EFSA | European Food Safety Authority |
| ELISA | enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay |
| FB | fumonisin |
| FD | fluorescence |
| HPLC | high-performance liquid chromatography |
| HPLC/FD | liquid chromatography coupled with a fluorescence detector |
| LC-HRMS | liquid chromatography with high-resolution mass spectrometry |
| LC-MS/MS | liquid chromatography coupled with mass spectrometry |
| LOD | low limits of detection |
| MS | mass spectrometry |
| MS/MS | tandem mass spectrometry |
| OTA | ochratoxin |
| PAT | patulin |
| TLC | thin-layer chromatography |
| UV | ultra-violet |
| ZEN | zearalenone |