Document - FAVV

List of abbreviations and symbolsAC : Relative accuracy in % LOQ : Limit of quantificationACN : Acetonitril M : Molar concentrationAcontrol : Absorbance of control (pure solvent) MeOH : MethanolAfla B1 : Aflatoxin B1 MS : Mass spectrometryAOAC : Association of Analytical Communities (formerly “Association of N : NumberInternational Official Analytical Chemists”) NS : Not specifiedAv : Average NR : Not relevantB : Absorbance NRL : National Reference LaboratoryBo : Absorbance blank OTA : Ochratoxin A%CCR : Percentage Control Color Reduction OTα : Ochratoxin αCEN : European Committee for Standardization OTB : Ochratoxin BCIT : Citrinin Phe : L-phenylalanineCL : Confidence limit Q1 : First quartileCou : Coumarin Q2 : Second quartile (median)CR : Cross-reactivity in % Q3 : Third quartileCRM : Certified Reference Material ρc : Lin‟s concordance coefficientCV : Coefficient of Variation (in %) (equals relative standard deviation) R 2 : Coefficient of determinationDev : Deviation in ng/g calculated as Xtrue-Xexperimental Rec : Recovery in %Dev% : Deviation in % calculated as 100*(Xtrue-Xexperimental)/Xtrue SD : Standard deviationDF : Degrees of freedom SE : Relative Sensitivity in %DON : Deoxynivalenol SP : Relative Specificity in %EC : European Commission SPE : Solid phase extractionELISA : Enzyme Linked Immuno Sorbent Assay Std : StandardEMAN : European Mycotoxins Awareness Network SQR : Square root meanEU : European Union t(95) : statistic value at 95% confidenceAFSCA- FAVV : Federal Agency for the Safety of the Food Chain level for levels of probabilityFN : False negative TN : True negativeFGIS : Federal Grain Inspection Service TP : True positiveFP : False positive u(bias) : Weighted average biasFLD : Fluorescence Light Detection u(comb) : Standard combined uncertaintyFPIA Fluorescence Polarization Immunoassay U(comb) : Expanded uncertaintyFTRT : Flow Through Rapid Test (trademark of Europroxima) U(95%) : 95% confidence intervalGIPSA : Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration UCL : Upper Confidence LimitHPLC : High performance liquid chromatography UPLC : Ultra Performance LiquidIAC : Immunoaffinity clean-up ChromatographyIC50 : Half maximal inhibitory concentration USDA : United States Department ofICH : International Conference on Harmonization of Technical AgricultureRequirements for Registration of Pharmaceuticals for Human Use UT : UltraturraxISO : International Organization for Standardization xe : Experimental mean (ng/g)4-HC : 4-HydroxyCoumarin xt : True (reference) valuek : Coverage factor ZEA : ZearalenoneLCL: Lower Confidence LimitLFD: Lateral Flow DeviceLOD: Limit of detection