Abbreviations & glossary
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Abbreviations used in the legislation legislation
| A | ||
| ADIs | Acceptable daily intakes, in mg/kg bodyweight/day | |
| B | ||
| BfR | ||
| C | ||
| CAS | CAS (Chemical Abstract Service) registration number of a component. | |
| CEDIs | cumulative estimated daily intakes, in mg/kg bodyweight/day | |
| CFR | Code of Federal Regulations, the USA laws. | |
| E | ||
| EFSA | European Food Safety Authority | |
| F | ||
| FCM | Food contact material; any material (not only packaging) that is expected to come into contact with food. | |
| FCN | Food contact notification (FDA) | |
| FCS | Food contact substances; any material (not only packaging) that is expected to come into contact with food. (FDA) | |
| FDA | Food and Drug Administration | |
| FP | Final product, the FCM as it will come into contact with food. | |
| G | ||
| Global migration | The incorrect name of the overall migration | |
| GRAS | Generally recognize as safe (FDA), a component which may be used in general or in certain applications without limitations because it is considered to be safe. | |
| N | ||
| NIAS | Non-intentionally added substance, a substance that migrates to the food from a food contact material, which was included in the food contact materials without intention (components like impurities, oligomers, by-products etc) | |
| O | ||
| OM | Overall migration, the total amount that migrates from a packaging to a food simulant expressed in mg/6dm˛ of mg/kg. For more details, see testing, EU, overall migration. | |
| Overall migration | The total amount that migrates from a packaging to a food simulant. For more details, see testing, EU, overall migration expressed in mg/6dm˛ of mg/kg. | |
| P | ||
| PM/REF-number | The old name for the EU reference number of a component. The new name is REF. | |
| Q | ||
| QM | Maximum permitted quantity of the “residual ”substance in the material or article, expressed in mg/kg final product. For more details, see testing, EU, residual content. | |
| QM(T) | Maximum permitted quantity of the sum of a group of “residual ”substances in the material or article, expressed in mg/kg final product. For more details, see testing, EU, residual content. | |
| QMA | Maximum permitted quantity of the substance in the finished material or article expressed as mg per 6 dm˛ of the surface in contact with foodstuffs (QMA). The value is derived from the SML by assuming a) that the substance migrates completely (% of migration) and b) S/V report equal 6 dm˛/1 liter. For more details, see testing, EU, residual content. | |
| QMA(T) | Maximum permitted quantity of the sum of a group of substances in the finished material or article expressed as mg per 6 dm˛ of the surface in contact with foodstuffs (QMA). The value is derived from the SML by assuming a) that the group of substances migrates completely (% of migration) and b) S/V report equal 6 dm˛/1 liter. For more details, see testing, EU, residual content. | |
| R | ||
| RAFFS | Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed, EU website with products (food contact materials and food) which had issues. Is update weekly on internet. | |
| REF-number | The name for the EU reference number of a component. (previous name was PM/REF) | |
| Residual content | Maximum permitted quantity of the substance in the finished material or article expressed as mg per kg of the finished article (QM). For more details, see testing, EU, residual content. | |
| S | ||
| SCF | Scientific Committee on Food (now the EFSA) | |
| Simulant A | Water | |
| Simulant B | 3% acetic acid | |
| Simulant C | 15% ethanol | |
| Simulant D | Olive oil | |
| SML | Specific migration limit, the maximum amount of a component that may into the food, expressed in mg/6 dm˛ or mg/kg foodstuff. For more details, see testing, EU, specific migration. | |
| SML(T) | Specific migration limit, the maximum amount of group of components that may into the food, expressed in mg/6 dm˛ or mg/kg foodstuff. For more details, see testing, EU, specific migration. | |
| Specific migration | The amount of a component that migrates into the food, expressed in mg/6 dm˛ or mg/kg foodstuff. For more details, see testing, EU, specific migration. | |
| S/V | surface to volume ratio, for example 6dm˛ is expected to come into contact with 1 kg | |
| T | ||
| ToR | Threshold of Regulation, | |