Enhancing Food Testing Capabilities at the WVDA through Discipline D: Special Projects; Analytical Track 1: Sample Collection

学科D的项目摘要，分析轨道1：样本收集 合作协议PAR-20-105：实验室灵活资助模式 加强国家人类和动物食品检测实验室的能力和能力 支持综合食品安全体系。具体地说，通过在以下领域进行样本测试 微生物学和化学，以及支持和 扩大测试范围。该项目将加强和改善监测工作的协作 FDA与我们的州和当地实验室合作伙伴之间的测试活动将继续进行 建设国家一体化的实验室科学体系。 西弗吉尼亚州农业部(WVDA)是主要的监管机构 和动物性食品监管计划标准实验室(AFRPS)。WVDA还 是否有加工食品监管程序标准(MFRPS)合作协议 与FDA合作，是该州为该项目进行测试的主要实验室。这个 实验室希望提高他们在这两个项目中的能力和能力 通过FDA实验室灵活资助模式建立的微生物学和化学学科 合作协议监视项目。 样本将由WVDA监管官员收集，并将由 WVDA实验室。双方将批准每年的抽样计划。目前， WVDA认证了18种微生物方法，其中3种是沙门氏菌方法 被批准用于动物饲料。任何用于监督活动的方法都将遵循国际标准化组织17025 指导方针，包括能力测试和方法验证。 按照国际标准化组织人员、设施和职业发展局现有的既定框架 认证、持续参与监测活动以及MFRPS和AFRPS 计划方面，WVDA致力于完成本协议的目标。这个项目 将加强西弗吉尼亚州的监测工作，以支持综合食品 安全体系，加强与FDA的合作，建设全国一体化的 实验室科学体系。

Project Summary for Discipline D, Analytical track 1: Sample Collection The cooperative agreement PAR-20-105: Laboratory Flexible Funding Model is intended to enhance the capacity and capabilities of state human and animal food testing laboratories in support of an integrated food safety system. Specifically, through sample testing in the areas of microbiology and chemistry and the development of special projects that would support and expand that testing. This project will strengthen and improve the collaboration of surveillance testing activities between the FDA and our state and local laboratory partners to continue building a nationally integrated laboratory science system. The West Virginia Department of Agriculture (WVDA) is the primary regulatory agency and laboratory for the Animal Food Regulatory Program Standards (AFRPS). The WVDA also has the Manufactured Foods Regulatory Program Standards (MFRPS) cooperative agreement with the FDA and is the primary laboratory in the state conducting testing for the program. The laboratory desires to enhance their capacity and capabilities of both programs in both the Microbiology and Chemistry Disciplines through the FDA Laboratory Flexible Funding Model Cooperative Agreement surveillance project. Samples will be collected by the WVDA Regulatory Officers and will be analyzed by the WVDA Laboratory. Both parties will approve a sampling plan for each year. Currently, the WVDA is accredited for 18 microbiological methods with three of the Salmonella methods being approved for animal feed. Any methods used for surveillance activities will follow ISO 17025 guidelines including proficiency testing and method validations. With the current established framework at the WVDA of personnel, facilities, ISO accreditation, on-going involvement of surveillance activities, and MFRPS and AFRPS programs, the WVDA is committed to completing the objectives of this agreement. This project will enhance the surveillance efforts in West Virginia in order to support an integrated food safety system and enhance the collaboration with the FDA to build a nationally integrated laboratory science system.