Enhancing Food Testing Capabilities at the WVDA through Discipline B: Chemistry; Analytical Track 4: Chemistry Capability / Capacity Development

WVDA B.4.项目摘要 食物过敏原通常是食物中自然存在的蛋白质，会导致异常 免疫反应。世界各地食物过敏原的流行率据信是 随着时间的推移不断增加。几乎所有的食物都有能力引起对一种 对其所含蛋白质变得敏感的人；然而，大多数过敏反应 来自甲壳类，鸡蛋，牛奶，花生，大豆，小麦，杏仁，巴西坚果，腰果， 椰子、榛子、澳洲坚果、松子、开心果、核桃和面筋。 西弗吉尼亚州农业部提议将过敏原检测添加到 WVDA化学实验室目前的测试能力。这将包括购买 用XPonent 4.2仪器对MAGPIX系统进行分析。这台仪器是 能够检测出上面列出的所有最常见的食物过敏原。这将显著地 通过添加一个完整的 为我们目前的剧目增加了新技术。 为了扩展我们的这些能力，WVDA将遵守当前的WV 采购指南。WVDA工作人员将特别致力于编写标准操作程序， 订购用品，进行培训，并通过熟练程度和 操作系统检查。在这项工作成功完成后，WVDA将进行 确定可由一个人测试的浪涌样本总数的内部练习 使用新技术的化验师在一周内完成。

WVDA B.4. Project Summary Food allergens are typically naturally occurring proteins in foods that cause abnormal immune responses. The prevalence of food allergens around the world is believed to be increasing over time. Practically all foods have the capacity to cause an allergic reaction to a person who has become sensitive to the proteins it contains; however, most allergic reactions come from crustaceans, eggs, milk, peanuts, soy, wheat, almonds, Brazil nuts, cashews, coconut, hazelnut, macadamia nuts, pine nuts, pistachios, walnuts, and gluten. The West Virginia Department of Agriculture is proposing to add allergen testing to the current testing capabilities of the WVDA Chemistry Laboratories. This will include the purchase of the MagPix System with XPonent 4.2 instrument to conduct the analysis. The instrument is capable of detecting all the most common food allergens listed above. This would significantly increase the overall testing capabilities for the state of West Virginia by adding a completely new technology to our current repertoire. In order to expand these our capabilities, the WVDA will comply with the current WV purchasing guidelines. WVDA staff will specifically aim to write standard operating procedures, order supplies, conduct training, and demonstrate competency through proficiency and operational system checks. After this has been successfully completed, the WVDA will conduct an internal exercise to determine the total number of surge samples that can be tested by one laboratorian in a week using the new technology.