aw |
Water activity |
BAM |
Bacteriological Analytical Manual (USFDA) |
BfR |
Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (Germany) |
BHI |
Brain Heart Infusion |
BPW |
Buffered peptone water |
BSI |
Bloodstream infection |
CAC |
Codex Alimentarius Commission |
CCFH |
Codex Committee on Food Hygiene |
CCNFSDU |
Codex Committee on Nutrition and Foods for Special Dietary Uses |
CCP |
Critical control point |
cfu |
Colony forming unit |
EE |
Enterobacteriaceae enrichment |
FAO |
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations |
FSMP |
Formula for special medical purposes |
g |
Gram(s) |
GHP |
Good hygienic practice |
GMP |
Good manufacturing practice |
HACCP |
Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point (System) |
HEPA |
High efficiency particle air |
HIV |
Human immunodeficiency virus |
ISO |
International Organization for Standardization |
JEMRA |
Joint FAO/WHO Expert Meetings on Microbiological Risk Assessment |
LBW |
Low birth weight |
MPN |
Most probable number |
MRA |
Microbiological risk assessment |
NEC |
Necrotizing enterocolitis |
NGO |
Non-governmental organization |
PC |
Contamination from the infant formula |
PE |
Contamination from the environment |
PFGE |
Pulsed field gel electrophoresis |
PIF |
Powdered infant formula |
RAPD |
Random amplified polymorphic DNA |
RCP |
Recommended Code of Practice |
RIVM |
National Institute of Public Health and the Environment (the Netherlands) |
SIDS |
Sudden infant death syndrome |
TTC |
Time to consumption |
ULPA |
Ultra low particle air |
USFDA |
United States Food and Drug Administration |
VHPSS |
Victorian Hospital Pathogen Surveillance Scheme |
VLBW |
Very low birth weight |
VRBG |
Violet red bile glucose |
WHO |
World Health Organization |