Enhancing the Regulatory Decision-Making Approval Process for Direct Food Ingredient Technologies (1999)
Chapter: Acronyms
ACRONYMS
ADI
Acceptable daily intake
AMD
Absorption, metabolism, and distribution
BFIFC
Bureau of Foods Irradiated Foods Committee
CFSAN
Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition
CHA
Cyclohexylamine
CR
Consumption ratio
D&C Act
Drug and Cosmetic Act
DCM
Dichloromethane
DNA
Deoxyribonucleic acid
EPA
Environmental Protection Agency
FAO
Food and Agriculture Organization (of the United Nations)
FD&C Act
Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act
FEMA
Flavor and Extract Manufacturer's Association
FMA
Fragrance Manufacturers Association
FPLA
Fair Packaging and Labeling Act
FR
Federal Register
GATT
General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade
GLP
Good laboratory practices
GMP
Good manufacturing practices
GRAS
Generally recognized as safe
IAEA
International Atomic Energy Agency
FAO
Food and Agriculture Organization
IARC
International Agency for Research on Cancer
JECIF
Joint Expert Committee on the Wholesomeness of Irradiated Food
JEFCA
Joint Committee on Food Additives
MTD
Maximum tolerated dose
NAS
National Academy of Sciences
NCA
National Coffee Association
NCI
National Cancer Institute
NCTR
National Center for Toxicological Research
NLEA
Nutrition Labeling and Education Act
NOEL
No observed effects level
NTP
National Toxicology Program
P&G
Procter & Gamble
PAFA
Prioritizing the assessment of food additives
PBPK
Physiologically-based pharmacokinetics
QRA
Quantitative risk assessment
RNA
Ribonucleic acid
RTI
Radiation Technology, Inc.
SAR
Structure/activity relationships
SGPT
S glutathione protein transferase
SOT
Society of Toxicology
SPE
Sucrose polyester
TCE
Trichloroethylene
TSH
Thyroid stimulating hormone
USDA
United States Department of Agriculture
WHO
World Health Organization
