AI: adequate intake
AL: action level
aw: water activity
BMDL: benchmark dose lower confidence limit
CFU: colony forming unit
DRI: daily reference intake
DW: dry weight
EC: European Commission
ED: eliciting dose
EFSA: European Food Safety Authority
ELISA: enzyme linked immunosorbent assay
EU: European Union
FAO: Food and Agriculture Organization
FRL: food-related lifestyle
FW: fresh water
GDA: generic descriptive analysis
GHG: greenhouse gas
GMP: guanosine-5’-monophosphate
HACCP: hazard analysis and critical control points
HPP: high pressure processing
IMP: inosine-5’-monophosphate
LAB: lactic acid bacteria
LCA: lifecycle assessment
LOQ: limit of quantification
MC: moisture content
MD: mechanical dewatering
ML: maximum level
MoE: margin of exposure
MRL: maximum residue level
MSG: monosodium glutamate
MVD: microwave vacuum drying
PAL: precautionary allergen labelling
PEF: pulsed electric field
PTE: potentially toxic element
RTE: ready-to-eat
SEC: specific energy consumption
SW: seawater
UL: tolerable upper intake level
US: ultrasound
VITAL: voluntary incidental trace allergen labelling
WHO: World health Organisation
WW: wet weight