Glossary of Food Safety Terms
Below is a list of helpful definitions (with common pronunciations in parenthesis where applicable) for everyday acronyms and terms used in the food safety industry. If you have any suggestions or additions, please email communications@safefoodalliance.com.
- AOAC
- Association of Official Analytical Chemists
- BRCGS
- British Retail Consortium
- CB
- Certification Body
- DPR
- (California) Department of Pesticide Regulation
- DV Audits
- Direct Verification Audits
- ELAP
- (“eeh-lap”) Environmental Laboratory Accreditation Program
- EU
- European Union
- FD&C
- Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act
- FDA
- United States Food & Drug Administration
- FSIS
- Food Safety and Inspection Service
- FSMA
- (“fizz-muh”) Food Safety Modernization Act
- FSMS
- Food Safety Management System
- FSPCA
- Food Safety Preventive Controls Alliance
- FSSC 22000
- Food Safety System Certification
- FSVP
- Foreign Supplier Verification Program
- GAP
- Good Agricultural Practices
- GFSI
- Global Food Safety Initiative
- GMP
- Good Manufacturing Practices
- GRAS
- Generally Recognized As Safe
- HACCP
- (“hassip”) Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point
- HARPC
- (“harp-sea”) Hazard Analysis and Risk-Based Preventive Controls
- IFS
- International Food Standard
- ISO
- International Organization for Standardization
- MRL
- Maximum Residue Limit
- PCQI
- Preventive Controls Qualified Individuals
- SFC
- Safe Food California
- SQF
- Safe Quality Food
- SQFI
- Safe Quality Food Institute
- SSOP
- Sanitation Standard Operating Procedure
- TASC Grant
- (“task grant”) Technical Assistance Specialty Crop Grant
- TCS
- Time/Temperature Control for Safety
- UNECE
- United Nations Economic Commission for Europe