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WHO FOOD ADDITIVES SERIES: 51

ANNEX 2

ABBREVIATIONS USED IN THE MONOGRAPHS

ADI

acceptable daily intake

bw

body weight

ECG

electrocardiogram

F0

parental generation

F1

first filial generation

F2

second filial generation

FAO

Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations

GLP

good laboratory practice

IPCS

International Programme on Chemical Safety

JECFA

Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives

LOEL

lowest-observed-effect level

MIC

minimum inhibitory concentration

MRL

maximum residue limit

NOEL

no-observed-effect level

NTE

neuropathy target esterase

QCA

quinoxaline-2-carboxylic acid

WHO

World Health Organization





















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       Toxicological Abbreviations