Chemistry Discipline B Track 3 Animal Food Testing

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Project Summary: The Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (MDARD) Food, Fuel, and Disease section intends to use this funding opportunity to improve the section's animal food testing surveillance programs, building a more robust and efficient program. The section intends to continue resting commodities for its current spectrum of testing: mycotoxins; Aflatoxin B1, Aflatoxin B2, Aflatoxin G1, Aflatoxin G2, Deoxynivalenol, Fumonisin B1, Fumonisin B2, Fumonisin B3, Ochratoxin A, and Zearalenone, veterinary drugs; Amprolium, Carbadox, Chlortetracycline, Decoquinate, Lasalocid, Monensin, Oxytetracycline, Ractopamine, Sulfamethazine, Sulfadimethozine, Sulfaquinozaline, Tilmicosin, and Tylosin, nutrient and heavy metals; Aluminum, Antimony, Arsenic, Barium, Boron, Cadmium, Calcium, Chromium, Cobalt, Copper, Lead, Magnesium, Manganese, Molybdenum, Phosphorus, Potassium, Selenium, Sodium, Sulfur, and Zinc crude fat content, crude fiber content, and protein (Nitrogen) content but plans to also begin to expand sample volume and testing methodologies, such as adding CBD/THC testing of pet foods. The section also plans to work on building an increase collaboration between interdepartmental agencies and the FDA.