Glossary
This specially compiled glossary contains over 350 food and drink industry
acronyms, abbreviations and phrases. These terms are arranged alphabetically -
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AA
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Advertising Association
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AAC
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Association of Cereal Starch Manufacturers in the EU - name changed to AAF (European Starch Industry Association)
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AAF
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European Starch Industry Association
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ABIA
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Associação Brasileira das Indústrias da Alimentação (Brazilian
Association of Agro-food Industry) (ABIA)
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ABIM
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Association of Bakery Ingredient Manufacturers
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ACAF
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Advisory Committee on Animal Feedingstuffs
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ACAS
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Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service
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ACBE
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Advisory Committee on Business and the Environment
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ACCAC
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Qualification, Curriculum and Assessment Authority for Wales
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Accreditation
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(In the context of vocational qualifications) Ensuring that a qualification meets national requirements
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ACFM
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Association of Cereal Food Manufacturers
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ACMSF
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Advisory Committee on Microbiological Safety of Food
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ACNFP
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Advisory Committee on Novel Foods and Processes
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ACP
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Advisory Committee on Pesticides OR
African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States
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ADI
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Acceptable Daily Intake. The amount of a food additive, expressed as mg/kg body weight that can be ingested daily over a lifetime without incurring any appreciable health risk
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Advanced Hughes Procedure (enhanced cooperation)
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The amendments of opinion giving committees operating under “Advanced Hughes” are given more careful consideration by the Lead Committee and are more likely to be taken through to plenary vote. In addition the Rapporteurs from the Committees will work more closely together on the drafting of their reports.
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AEBC
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Agriculture and Environmental Biotechnology Commission
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AGPs
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Antibiotic growth promoters
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AHWBE
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Animal Health and Welfare Board for England
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ALARA
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As Low As Reasonably Achievable
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ALDE
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In the European Parliament, Group of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe (UK Liberal Democrats sit in this group).
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AMA
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Advanced Modern Apprenticeship - A work-based training framework for people aged 16-18 years old. In the food and drink industry this incorporates an NVQ in Food and Drink Manufacturing Operations
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Amendment
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The European Council and the European Parliament can put forward and pass amendments to Commission proposals. Amendments seek to improve on the original drafting of the Commission through deleting or adding new text. In committee an amendment can be tabled with the support of just one MEP. At plenary stage amendments need to be supported by at least 37 MEPs or have the backing of a whole political group.
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AMFEP
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Association of Manufacturers of Fermentation Enzyme Products
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AMPM
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Association of Malt Product Manufacturers
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ANIA
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Association Nationale des Industries Alimentaires (French National Association of Food Industries) (ANIA)
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ANWP
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Addition of Nutrients Working Party
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AoC
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Association of Colleges (AoC)
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APA
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Association of Public Analysts
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Approved Centre
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(In the context of vocational qualifications) A company or other organisation approved by the awarding body to provide an NVQ or SVQ
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APS
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Awards Processing System
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ASA
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Advertising Standards Authority
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ASC
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Association of Scottish Colleges
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Assent (legislative decision-making procedure)
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This procedure is only used when very important, large-scale decisions need to be taken at EU level. These include ratifying certain international (e.g. trade) agreements and the accession of new member states to the union. The assent procedure is similar to consultation but contains some important differences: Parliament can either accept or reject a proposal but doesn't have the power to amend it. Council must obtain Parliament's assent before decisions can be taken on areas covered by this procedure
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ATEX
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The ATEX directive consists of two EU directives describing what equipment and work environment is allowed in an environment with an explosive atmosphere.
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ATQs
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Autonomous Tariff Quotas
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AVA
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Automatic Vending Association
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Awarding Body
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(in the context of vocational qualifications) Awarding bodies award specific qualifications, approve assessment centres, manage the external verification process and award certificates to candidates. Awarding bodies work NTOs to develop NVQs and SVQs
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