Contributing a comprehensive and integrated food protection laboratory hub from Maryland

总体项目总结： 由受污染的食物引起的严重食源性疾病是一种持续性的，在很大程度上是可以预防的公共疾病。 健康问题每年都受到全国关注。技术的巨大进步 大规模系统性食品监测检测即将改变国家战略， 疫情管理到知情预防。实现这一革命性里程碑取决于 实施和整合灵敏、精确和高通量的科学方法， 仪器仪表和前所未有的信息连接。本提案的总体目标是 从国家贡献一个全面和综合的食品保护实验室中心 马里兰州，能够分析食品在许多不同的威胁优先事项，以国家粮食 紧急反应网络。广泛的食品测试能力，涵盖微生物学、化学和 放射化学学科都被安置在一个单一的和统一的环境科学司 MDH实验室管理局目前的14轨多层面提案寻求整合 并加强实验室的ISO/IEC 17025：2017认证方法，尖端仪器， 并扩大了所有学科的食品监督检测活动，目标是保护 国家的粮食供应。此外，实验室坚定不移地致力于不断改进， 进一步努力实施最新的测试方法，扩大关键能力的能力， 与州和国家伙伴一起参与发展活动。最后，该提案高度重视 优先为青年科学家提供加入公共卫生服务的机会。这场 广泛和综合的计划应提供有意义的大规模监测数据， 合作伙伴，并确定潜在的食品安全脆弱性，以告知国家保护战略， 未来

OVERALL PROJECT SUMMARY: Serious foodborne illness resulting from contaminated food is a persistent and largely preventable public health problem that receives national attention every year. Dramatic advances in technology have placed large-scale systematic food surveillance testing on the verge of transforming national strategy from outbreak management to informed prevention. Realizing this revolutionary milestone depends on implementing and integrating sensitive, precise, and high-throughput scientific methods, sophisticated instrumentation, and unprecedented information connectivity. The overarching aim of this proposal is to contribute a comprehensive and integrated food protection laboratory hub from the state of Maryland that is capable of analyzing food across many diverse threat priorities to the national Food Emergency Response Network. Extensive food testing capabilities across microbiology, chemistry, and radiochemistry disciplines are all housed within a single and unified Division of Environmental Sciences of the MDH Laboratories Administration. The current 14-track multifaceted proposal seeks to integrate and strengthen the Laboratory’s ISO/IEC 17025:2017-accredited methods, cutting-edge instrumentation, and expanded food surveillance testing activities across all disciplines with the goal of protecting the nation’s food supply. Moreover, with a steadfast commitment to constant improvement, the Laboratory further strives to implement the newest testing methods, expand capacity of key capabilities, and participate in developmental activities with state and national partners. Finally, the proposal places a high priority on offering young scientists opportunities to join public health service. The outcome of this extensive and integrated plan should provide meaningful large-scale surveillance data to regulatory partners, and define underlying food safety vulnerabilities to inform national protective strategies of the future.