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List of acronyms

ADI

Acceptable Daily Intake

ALARA

As Low as Reasonably Achievable

Acute RfD

Acute Reference Doses

CAC

Codex Alimentarius Commission

CCFAC

Codex Committee on Food Additives and Contaminants

CCFH

Codex Committee on Food Hygiene

CCFICS

Codex Committee on Import and Export Food Inspection and Certification Systems

CCFL

Codex Committee on Food Labelling

CCGP

Codex Committee on General Principles

CCMAS

Codex Committee on Methods of Analysis and Sampling

CCNFSDU

Codex Committee on Nutrition and Foods for Special Dietary Uses

CCMH

Codex Committee on Meat Hygiene

CCNFSDU

Codex Committee on Nutrition and Food for Special Dietary Uses

CCPs

Critical Control Points

CCPR

Codex Committee on Pesticide Residues

CCRVDF

Codex Committee on Residues of Veterinary Drugs in Foods

FAO

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations

GAP

Good Agricultural Practice

GEMS/Food

Global Environment Monitoring System - Food Contamination Monitoring and Assessment Programme

GMP

Good Manufacturing Practice

GSCTF

General Standard for Contaminants and Toxins in Foods

GSFA

General Standard for Food Additives

GPVD

Good Practice in the Use of Veterinary Drugs

HACCP

Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point

ICMSF

International Commission on Microbiological Specifications for Food

JECFA

Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives

JMPR

Joint FAO/WHO Meeting on Pesticide Residues

MRL

Maximum Residue Limit

PTWI

Provisional Tolerable Weekly Intake

SPS Agreement

Agreement on the Application of Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures

WHO

World Health Organization


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