Abbreviation Definition
1H NMR 1H (proton) nuclear magnetic resonance
ACMD Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs
ACNFP Advisory Committee on Novel Foods and Processes
ADI Acceptable daily intake
ADME Absorption, Distribution, Metabolism and Excretion
AOAC Association of Official Agricultural Chemists
Bw Body weight
CAS Chemical Abstracts Service
CBD Cannabidiol
Cmax Peak serum concentration
COT Committee on Toxicity
CFU Colony Forming Unit
DAD Diode array detection
EC European Commission
EFSA European Food Safety Authority
EU European Union
FDA Food and Drug Administration (USA)
FSA Food Standards Agency
FSS Food Standards Scotland
GC Gas chromatography
GLP Good Laboratory Practice
HACCP Hazards Analysis and Critical Control Points
HPLC High-performance liquid chromatography
ICP Inductively coupled plasma
IR Infra-red
LOAEL Lowest observed adverse effect level
LOD Limit of detection
LOQ Limit of Quantitation
NOAEL No observed adverse effect level
OECD Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
THC Tetrahydrocannabinol
Tmax Time to maximum concentration
UHPLC Ultra high-performance liquid chromatography
USP United States Pharmacopeia
UV Ultra-violet