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个持久的、基本上可以预防的公众 每年都受到国家关注的健康问题。技术的戏剧性进步使 大规模系统食品监测试验即将从国家战略转变为 从疫情管理到知情预防。实现这一革命性的里程碑取决于 实施和集成敏感、精确和高通量的科学方法，复杂 仪器设备和前所未有的信息连接。这项建议的主要目的是 从该州贡献一个全面和综合的食品保护实验室中心 马里兰州，有能力分析各种不同的食品威胁，优先考虑国家食品 应急响应网络。广泛的食品检测能力，涵盖微生物学、化学和 所有的放射化学学科都设在一个统一的环境科学部门内 MDH实验室管理局的。目前的14条轨道的多方面提案寻求将 并加强实验室的国际标准化组织/国际电工委员会17025：2017年认可的方法、尖端仪器、 并扩大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测试方法，扩大关键能力能力， 与国家和国家合作伙伴一起参与发展活动。最后，该提案提出了一个高度的 优先为青年科学家提供加入公共卫生服务的机会。这样做的结果是 广泛和集成的计划应为监管机构提供有意义的大规模监控数据 合作伙伴，并定义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.