| ACDP: | | Advisory Committee on Dangerous Pathogens |
| ACGM: | Advisory Committee on Genetic Modification |
| BDA: | British Dental Association |
| BSE: | bovine spongiform encephalopathy |
| CJD: | Creutzfeldt Jakob disease |
| CNS: | central nervous system |
| COSHH: | Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations 1994 |
| CSF: | cerebrospinal fluid |
| CWD: | chronic wasting disease |
| DH: | Department of Health |
| ENT: | ear, nose and throat |
| FFI: | fatal familial insomnia |
| FSE: | feline spongiform encephalopathy |
| GSS: | Gerstmann Sträussler Scheinker disease |
| hGH: | human growth hormone |
| hPG: | human pituitary gonadotrophin |
| HSAC: | Health Services Advisory Committee |
| HSE: | Health and Safety Executive |
| MAFF: | Ministry of Agriculture Fisheries and Food |
| MBM: | meat and bone meal |
| MHSWR: | Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1992 |
| nvCJD: | distinct variant of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease first reported in March 1996 |
| ppm: | parts per million |
| PrP: | prion protein |
| RIDDOR: | Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 1995 |
| RPE: | respiratory protective equipment |
| SBO: | specified bovine offal |
| SEAC: | Spongiform Encephalopathy Advisory Committee |
| SSD: | sterile services department |
| TME: | transmissible mink encephalopathy |
| TSE: | transmissible spongiform encephalopathy |
| UV: | ultraviolet radiation |
