ACCC

Australian Competition and Consumer Commission

ADI

Acceptable daily intake

AFGC

Australian Food and Grocery Council

ANAO

Australian National Audit Office

ANZFRMC

Australia and New Zealand Food Regulation Ministerial Council

APEC

Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (Forum)

APS

Australian Public Service

APVMA

Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority

AQIS

Australian Quarantine and Inspection Service

ASEAN

Association of South-East Asian Nations

ATDS

Australian Total Diet Study

AusAID

Australian Agency for International Development

ATO

Australian Taxation Office

AWAs

Australian Workplace Agreements

CCCF

Codex Committee on Contaminants in Food

CCFA

Codex Committee on Food Additives

CCFH

Codex Committee on Food Hygiene

CCFL

Codex Committee on Food Labelling

CCFICS

Codex Committee on Food Import and Export Inspection Certification Systems

CCGP

Codex Committee on General Principles

CCPR

Codex Committee on Pesticide Residues

COAG

Council of Australian Governments

Codex

Codex Alimentarius Commission and its committees

DAFF

Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry

DIAMOND

Dietary Modelling of Nutritional Data

EEO

Equal Employment Opportunity

FAO

Food and Agriculture Organization

FDA

United States Food and Drug Administration

FOI

Freedom of Information

FRSC

Food Regulation Standing Committee

FSANZ

Food Standards Australia New Zealand

FSANZ Act

Food Standards Australia New Zealand Act 1991

GM

Genetically modified

IGA

Inter-Government Agreement

ILSI

International Life Sciences Institute

ISC

Implementation Sub Committee

IT

Information technology

JECFA

FAO/WHO Joint Expert Committee on Food Additives

JEMRA

FAO/WHO Joint Expert Meeting on Microbiological Risk Assessment

MoU

Memorandum of Understanding

MRL

Maximum residue limit

NHMRC

National Health and Medical Research Council

NZFSA

New Zealand Food Safety Authority

NICNAS

National Industrial Chemicals Notification and Assessment Scheme

NUTTAB

Nutrient content of food in Australia (publication)

OBPR

Office of Best Practice Regulation

OECD

Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development

OGTR

Office of the Gene Technology Regulator

OH&S

Occupational Health and Safety

PMD

Performance Management and Development initiative

QUADS

Food Safety Quadrilateral meetings involving Australia, New Zealand, Canada and the United States

SARDI

South Australian Research and Development Institute

SCSC

APEC Sub-Committee on Standards and Conformance

SDC

Standard Development Committee

SES

Senior Executive Service

TGA

Therapeutic Goods Administration

USFDA

United States Food and Drug Administration

WHO

World Health Organization

WTO

World Trade Organization